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 i 3 o AELBERT CUYP SECT. grey horse, with his back to the spectator. He seems to be inquiring the way of a young woman who stands to the right, facing the spectator ; he points with his whip towards the distance. His dog stands beside him at the woman's feet, in profile to the left. In the centre lie two cows, one in profile to the left, the other facing the spectator ; behind them is a flock of sheep. In the left foreground are two dogs, a goat, and the stump of a tree. In the middle distance behind them is a lake ; three riders in the centre are watering their horses in the shallow margin. In the distance to the right, beyond town and trees, are lofty hills. A sunny evening. Signed, A. cuijp j canvas, 52 inches by 78 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (i. 357). Engraved by P. Maxell, J. C. Bendy, and E. Goodall. Sale. Sir Lawrence Dundas, London, May 29, 1794 (204 : 155., according to Sm. ; or ^89, according to Art Sales). In the collection of J. J. Angcrstein, purchased for the National Gallery, 1824. In the National Gallery, London, 1906 catalogue, No. 53. 427. HORSEMAN AND COWS IN A MEADOW: EVENING. Sm. 102. To the right is a group of seven cows. The two nearest, a dark brown and a dun, are lying down, with their heads to the left. Behind them, two stand in profile to the right j another behind them, on the left of the group, faces the spectator. In the centre a horse- man, with his back to the spectator, sits on a grey horse ; he converses with a herdsman who stands to the right with a long staff in his hand ; a little boy with a broad-brimmed hat stands, with his back to the spectator, beside the herdsman. To the left of the horse is a black-and-white dog. In the immediate foreground to the left a young herdsman lies asleep. Beyond him is a view over a flat landscape. Evening sunlight. Signed, A. Cuyp ; canvas, 28^ inches by 42^ inches. Mentioned by Waagen (i. 408). Sold by the London dealers Woodburn (^500). In the collection of Sir Robert Peel, Bart., 1834 (Sm.) ; bought with that collection for the National Gallery, 1871. In the National Gallery, London, 1906 catalogue, No. 822. 428. THE WINDMILLS (or, View of Dordrecht, with Three Windmills). Landscape with a view of a distant town, and three windmills in the middle distance. To the left is a farm. In the centre a milkmaid stands on a dyke j nearer to the front is a horseman. To the left is the river. Signed in full ; canvas, 44^ inches by 76^ inches. In the Wynn Ellis collection, bequeathed in 1876 to the National Gallery. In the National Gallery, London, 1906 catalogue, No. 960. 429. LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE AND FIGURES. In the foreground three cows are lying down on the bank of a river, while a fourth stands beside them to the right, facing the spectator. Behind the prostrate cows a boy with his back to the spectator sits on a