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 vii AELBERT CUYP 189 Panel, 5 inches by 4 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (iii. 159). Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1884, No. 1 23, and 1903, No. 77. Sales. C. Groeninx van Zoelen and others, Rotterdam, June 25, 1800, No. 17. (Probably) Widow of Joh. Ph. de Monte, Rotterdam, July 4, 1825, No. 209 (24 florins, with pendant, Lamme). In the collection of the Marquess of Lansdowne, Bowood, in and since 1884. 630. FISHING- BOATS ON A CALM SEA. Blue sky with clouds. [Pendant to 629.] Panel, 5 inches by 4 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (iii. 159). Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1884, No. 124, and 1903, No. 78. Sales. C. Groeninx van Zoelen and others, Rotterdam, June 25, 1800, No. 17. (Probably) Widow of Joh. Ph. de Monte, Rotterdam, July 4, 1825, No. 209 (24 florins, with pendant, Lamme). In the collection of the Marquess of Lansdowne, Bowood, in and since 1884. 631. SHIPS ON THE MAAS. Sm. 193, and Suppl. 29. To the left lies the town of Dordrecht. In front, along the quay and in the river, lie many vessels. A large two-masted ship has its bow towards the spectator. On the right are three men on a raft of timber ; five men in a small boat are in the foreground. The distant shore is lined with trees. Similar in composition to the Holford picture (164). [Compare 274.] A "very splendid picture" (Sm.). Canvas, 43 inches by 52^ inches. Mentioned by Waagen (iii. 160). Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1839. Purchased from a private collection, Brussels, 1829, by Nieuwenhuys. In the collection of Edward Gray, Harringay House, London, 1834; sold by his executors, through Buchanan, to the Marquess of Lansdowne, 1839 In the collection of the Marquess of Lansdowne, Bowood. 632. A River Landscape. The estuary of a broad river, with fishing-boats in front, in the middle distance and at the bank. It has a delicate golden tone. Signed in the left-hand bottom corner, but not very clearly ; panel, 12 inches by 14 inches. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the Picture Gallery, Kassel ; acquired in the spring of 1905. 633. SHIPS ON A RIVER. In the foreground, on the river, is a large sailing-ship with numerous passengers. It carries a Dutch flag, and a red flag with a white bird (a swan ?). Other smaller vessels are in the distance. At the left is a landing-place, with ducks. Very sunny.