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 232 AELBERT CUYP SECT. 793. A SPANIEL GNAWING A BONE. A little black-and- white spotted dog, with long hair, life-size, lies towards the left. He is busy gnawing a large bone which he holds in both fore-paws. The paws are indifferently drawn. Probably a youthful work. Signed in the right-hand bottom corner, "A. CUYP : fecit" ; panel, I2 inches by i8 inches, In the possession of a Dutch dealer early in 1907. 794. RABBITS IN THE DUNES. Two large and five little rabbits. To the right a pleasing distant view. The only local colour is yellow, but this is unusually bright, like the sky. In the right distance are two figures. A very early work. In the Palazzo Bianco, Genoa. 795. THE POULTRY YARD. The cock stands on the left in front of a bush ; he faces right. On the right are six hens ; three in front are sitting, two stand behind them, and the sixth roosts on a trellis farther back. In the immediate foreground are some chickens. To the right is a large copper pot. Panel, 23 1 inches by 31 inches. In the collection of H. Pfungst, London. Sa/e. Jonkheer de la Court and others, Amsterdam, September 21, 1904, No. 71 (600 florins, Nottebohm). In the collection of Oskar Nottebohm, Antwerp. 796. A COCK. He stands against a dark background. The picture is hung very high and cannot be properly seen, but the attribution to Cuyp appears to be possible. The straws in the foreground are painted in his manner. The colouring is strong. In the Neumann collection, Berlin, November 1901. 797. A COCK AND TWO HENS IN A STABLE. An attractive picture. Signed, A. Cuyp ; panel, 23! inches by 28 inches. In the possession of the Amsterdam dealer Goedhart. In the Dordrecht Museum, 1906 catalogue, No. 13. 798. THREE HENS. A very good picture of its kind. In the collection of Sir Hickman Bacon, Gainsborough. 799. A WHITE HEN WITH NINE CHICKENS. In a clearing ; with a characteristic sunny landscape. In the collection of Sir Hickman Bacon, Gainsborough. 800. A COCK WITH FIVE HENS. With chickens, in the open air. Signed in the right-hand bottom corner, "A. Cuyp A 1651"; panel, 22 inches by 29^ inches. Purchased in England. In the collection of A. Bredius ; exhibited on loan since 1899 in the Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, 1907 catalogue, No. 627.