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 vii AELBERT CUYP 209 caressing a dog which jumps on her lap ; a man stands beside her, point- ing into the distance. On the left are clusters of docks. A very early yellow picture, the authenticity of which is not quite certain. Signed in full in the left-hand bottom corner ; panel, 26 inches by 32 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (ii. 265). In the collection of the Earl of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, No. 1 5 ; it was there in 1842 (Sm.). 699. A COUNTRY FARM WITH FIGURES. In the left foreground are little ducks, resembling very closely the duck in Jan Veth's picture (817). In the style of the Besancon picture of 1639 (362). A very large early work. Sale. (Probably) J. Blackwood, London, February 20, 1778 (99:155., Lord Ilchester) measuring 42 inches by 33 inches. In the collection of Lord Ilchester, Melbury Park. 700. LANDSCAPE WITH SHEPHERDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS. A landscape with a hilly foreground and a view over a broad plain. To right and left are two shepherds with sheep and goats. In the middle distance are cottages amidst trees ; beyond is a church tower. Cloudy sky. An early picture, in the style of Van Goyen. Panel, 1 1 inches by 1 7 inches. In the Electoral Gallery, Munich. In the Aeltere Pinakothek, Munich, 1904 catalogue, No. 475. 701. A FLAT LANDSCAPE WITH HERDSMEN AND CATTLE. In the centre is a town. All is in a brownish-yellow tone. A single figure in the foreground has local colour. An early picture, in the style of Van Goyen. In the Preyer collection, Vienna ; purchased as a whole by Senator Clark. In the collection of Senator Clark, New York. 702. LANDSCAPE. With two cows, three herdsmen and a rider. To the left is a view across a placid lake with wooded shores and a ruined castle near the centre. The lake is partly hidden by the high bank to the right and the bushes, from which two trees rise almost in the middle of the picture. To the right are two cows, seen in profile to the left ; one is standing, the other lying down. Farther to the right are three herdsmen ; two are seated, the other stands conversing with a cavalier who is riding forward. In the style of the Bredius picture (690). Signed in the left-hand bottom corner, A. Cuyp ; panel, 16 inches by 21 1 inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Tr'esor de laCuriosite, ii. 443. In the collection of Etienne Le Roy, Brussels. Sales. Heris (Eire collection), Paris, March 25, 1841, No. 28 (4000 francs). Th. Patureau, Paris, April 20, 1857. Marquise de Rodes, Brussels, 1868. Ch. Rhaban-Ruhl, Cologne, May 15, 1876, No. 62. Leon Cardon, Brussels. VOL. II P