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 228 AELBERT CUYP SECT. 770. A BLACK HORSE IN A STABLE. It is in profile to the left. A boy, in red, with his back to the spectator, holds it by the bridle. [Pendant to 769.] Panel, loj inches by 14^ inches. In the gallery of the Due d'Arenberg, Brussels, W. Burger's 1859 catalogue, No. 13. 771. TWO HORSES IN A STABLE. A dappled-grey and a bay, with the stable-lad. In the collection of the Duke of Leinster, Carton, Ireland. 772. A GREY HORSE IN A STABLE. It stands in profile to the left, without a saddle. It is fastened by the reins to a manger on the left. Two dogs had been added on the left by a later hand, but were removed in restoration. Panel, 9 inches by 13! inches. Sales. Denant, Schloss Falkenburg collection, and others, Berlin, October 28, 1903, No. 38 (605 marks, Platzer). Jonkheer de la Court and others, Amsterdam, September 21, 1904, No. 72 (280 florins, bought in). In the collection of C. Hofstede de Groot, The Hague. 773. A Brown Horse in a Stable. Sm. 153. A good picture, but its attribution is doubtful. Mentioned by Waagen (ii. 285). Sale. Duke of Bedford, London, June 30, 1827 (73 : los.) In the collection of the Duke of Bedford, London. 774. A HORSE IN A STABLE. A dappled-grey horse stands in a stable ; it is tied to a post by the bridle. Signature almost obliterated ; panel, 7 inches by 7 inches. Sale. L. Bloch, Amsterdam, November 14, 1905, No. 12 (310 florins). In the collection of the late St. C. Michel, Mainz. 775. INTERIOR OF A STABLE WITH TWO HORSES. Sm. 119. A horseman in brown holds two horses by the bridle. One of them, a fine dappled-grey, is saddled. Near the man stands a child in red, who seems to be speaking to him. Between them is a dog. Signed in the right-hand bottom corner, A. C. ; panel, 12^ inches by 17! inches. Exhibited at Utrecht, 1894, No. 283. In the collection of Madame Le Bas Courmont, Paris. Sales. De Sereville, Paris, January 21, 1812 (1020 francs). King William II., The Hague, September 9, 1851, No. 66 (1030 florins, Brondgeest, probably for Prince Frederick). In the collection of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, The Hague. In the collection of the Princess of Wied, Neuwied. 776. A GREY HORSE IN A STABLE. Facing left. Fine lighting. Signed, A. C.