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 22 6 AELBERT CUYP SECT. a boarded fence. The cows appear to be grouped in the same way as in 752, and other pictures there referred to. [Pendant to 1 80.] Panel, about 13 inches by 17 inches. In the collection of Baron Nagell van Ampsen, The Hague, 1834 ( Sm O > this collection was sold September 5, 1851. 763*7. A Cowhouse. Two red cows are in the middle of a cow- house. In the right foreground lie two overturned copper milk-cans, and a copper pot leaning against a butter-tub. Behind these, on a bench, are a rope of onions and a basket of cabbages. Above is hung some harness. Through a half-open door on the left is seen open country ; on the threshold is a pigeon. [Compare 760^.] Signed, A. Cuijp ; panel, 20 inches by 26 inches. Sale, Widow of H. E. V. Usselino, nee Tollens, Amsterdam, January 30, 1866, No. 17 (2900 florins, Caramelli valued at 4000 florins). 763^. A Cowhouse. In the centre stands a light-brown cow ; in front of it lies a black-and-white spotted cow. At the back a man is carrying fodder. On the ground in the right-hand corner are cabbages and dead birds. Through an open door to the left is a view of a river landscape ; a peasant with a basket comes towards the cowhouse. [Possibly identical with 762.] Signed, A. Cuyp ; panel, 18 inches by 2i inches. In the Gillott collection. Sale. Sedelmeyer, Vienna, December 20, 1872, No. 95. Note. Sedelmeyer bought at the Gillott sale, London, April 19, 1872, a picture mentioned by Waagen (346^. This measured 18 inches by 29 inches and represented two cows, not apparently in a cowhouse. It may, however, be identical with this "Cowhouse." 764. Interior of a Stable with Sheep. With a goat and two dogs, which are playing. Mentioned by De Sonneville, p. 19. In the Fourestier collection, Bordeaux. Note. A " Stable with sheep and accessories " was a favourite subject of Hubert van Ravesteyn. He introduced in such pictures a view of the church at Dordrecht. These pictures of his are occasionally made to appear like works by Cuyp by treatment with yellow varnish. It is not impossible that some of the following pictures should be ascribed to Ravesteyn rather than to Cuyp. 765. Interior of a Stable with Sheep. Sm. 78. A girl with a basket on her arm, and a youth with a crock on his shoulder. Behind them are four sheep ; above them a cock and several hens are roosting. On the ground are a milk-pan and other objects. [See note to 764.] [Possibly identical with 7680.] In the collection of Noel Desenfans, London, 1802 G6"3). 766. Interior of an Outhouse with Sheep. Sm. 129. With fowls, figures, and utensils. On the left are four sheep ; beyond them are fowls, one of which is in a basket. [See note to 764.] Sale. Hart Davis, London, 1814 (53 : us., Woodburn).