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 vii AELBERT CUYP 9 2. BATHSHEBA BATHING. Bathsheba, who turns to the right, is bathing in a bath placed on the right in front of a fountain, which is adorned above with a Cupid riding on a dolphin. Her blue cloak hangs over a pedestal near a golden vase. In the background to the left David appears on his palace-tower, which has been suggested by the Dordrecht church steeple. The foliage is brown. Signed in the centre ; panel, i8| inches by 29 inches. In the possession of the London dealer, Rutley, 1 899. Sale, Madame E. Warneck, Paris, May 10, 1905, No. 31 (2250 francs, Kleinbcrger). In the possession of the Paris dealer, F. Kleinberger. 3. The Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Sarepta. In the background is the town, with some cows. It is of the master's best period. Canvas, 56 inches by 68 inches. Sale. P. Bout, The Hague, April 20, 1779, No. 15 (12 florins 5). 4. John the Baptist as a Shepherd. The young shepherd, wear- ing a yellow tunic, is keeping sheep. The picture recalls in some ways the ..work of Paulus Potter. Panel, 18 inches by 13 inches. Sale. Schamp d'Aveschoot, Ghent, September 14, 1840, No. 23. 5. THE ANGELS APPEARING TO THE SHEPHERDS. Sm. 236, and Suppl. 7. To the right are grouped three shepherds with a large flock of sheep. In the foreground are cows, two of them brown, one of them white and brown, and one black. An angel descends in a flood of light from the sky. This picture shows very strongly the influence of the painter's uncle, Benjamin Cuyp. Signed in the right-hand bottom corner, A. Cuyp ; panel, 2o| inches by i6| inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1831. Sales. Sir Simon Clarke, Bart., London, May 8, 1840 (95 : iis.) Massey-Mainwaring, London, April 10, 1907, No. 507. In the possession of the Paris dealer, F. Kleinberger. $a. The Angels appearing to the Shepherds. In a fine land- scape. 1 8 inches by 27 inches. In regard to this and the following pictures of the same subject the author- ship of Aelbert Cuyp cannot be safely assumed. It is more likely that they were painted by Benjamin Cuyp, who counted this among his favourite themes. Sale. Amsterdam, October 12, 1768 (Terw. 679), No. 22 (20 florins 10). 5^. The Angels appearing to the Shepherds. 33 inches by 47 inches. Possibly identical with the picture described by Parthey (i. 720) as in the Sierstorpff collection, Driburg, and as the work of A. Cuyp, whereas it is by B. Cuyp ; it measures 35^ inches by 49^ inches.