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 vii AELBERT CUYP 119 foreground are five cows ; four stand in the water, while the fifth lies on the river-bank. A yellow cow is seen in profile ; two others are red with white faces. The cow to the left is drinking. On the river, in the middle distance, are two boats, one of them with a sail. On the farther bank a church rises amidst trees. A fine evening after rain. This and the pendant (349) are " excellent examples of the master's most accomplished manner" (Sm.). Signed, A. Cuyp ; panel, 23^ inches by 28^ inches. Mentioned by Waagen (iii. 480). Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, 1893, No. 95. In the collection of the Marquess of Bute, London, Richtcr's 1884 cata- logue, No. 36 ; it was in this collection, 1834 (Sm.). 393. FIVE COWS IN A RIVER. Sm. 222. In the foreground five cows stand in the shallow margin of a broad river. The cow farthest in the stream is dark with a white face, and is drinking. The others stand in a group. Along the farther bank, in the distance, are boats. Sunset on a fine autumn evening. [Pendant to 205.] Signed, A. Cuyp ; panel, 23 inches by 29 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (Suppl. 163). Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, 1877, No. 76 ; 1891, No. 87 ; and 1903, No. 83. Sale. Lord Radstock, London, May 12, 1826. In the collection of Abraham Robarts, 1834 (Sm.). In the collection of A. J. Robarts, London. 394. A HERD OF COWS IN A RIVER, WITH A HERDSMAN. Sm. 199 and Suppl. 17. By the bank of a shallow river, flowing from the left distance to the right foreground, three cows stand in the middle, while two on the right are lying down in profile to the left. Beyond the cow on the extreme right, at the foot of the steep bank, stands a young herdsman with a long stick over his right shoulder ; he faces right and converses with a young girl, who is in profile to the left. Both wear broad-brimmed hats. In the left distance extends a rather flat landscape. In the middle distance, to the left, on rising ground, a shepherd and a child stand near a few sheep ; behind them, to the right, a woman is seated. A fine warm evening. An " excellent production " (Sm.). Signed in the right-hand bottom corner, A. Cuijp ; panel, 16 inches by 24 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (iii. 441). Exhibited at the British Institution, 1831. Reproduced in Adolphe Siret, Dictionnaire des Peintres. In the collection of William Wells, Redleaf, 1834 (Sm.). Sale. William Wells of Redleaf, London, May 12, 1848 (236, Nieuwen- huys). In the collection of Colonel Tomline, Orwell Park. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1896, No. 6. In the collection of Adolphe Schloss, Paris.