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 7 2 AELBERT CUYP SECT. goat. A milkmaid approaches from the right background. A hay-cart with two black horses stands in the left background. In the foreground are three ducks in a pond. This belongs to the half-mature period, about 1645. Signed in full on the ground to the left ; 55 inches by 86 inches. In the possession of the Paris dealers F. Kleinberger and Wildenstein. In the collection of the late Maurice Kann, Paris. 217. COWS AND HERDSMEN IN A PASTURE. In the centre a cow lies in profile to the right ; behind her a dark cow stands in profile to the left. Behind this again lie three others, facing right, with the herdsman, who converses with a woman. She has her back to the spectator ; beside her stands a little boy. In the extreme right foreground are large-leaved plants. In the middle distance, to the left, are a river and a range of hills. A stork flies above. Signed in the left-hand bottom corner, A. Cuyp ; canvas, 43^ inches by 51 inches. In the collection of the late Rodolphe Kann, Paris ; purchased as a whole, August 1907, by the London dealers, Duveen Brothers; 1907 catalogue, No. 32. In the collection of B. Altman, New York. 218. COWS AND HERDSMEN. Sm. 136. In the foreground, which is overgrown with bushes, three cows are grazing. Near them are two herdsmen ; one, wearing a red jacket, is seated. In the distance are a hill and water. It is a fine afternoon. "An admirable example of the master" (Sm.). Panel, 19 inches by i8 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (ii. no), and by C. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, "- 331. Exhibited at the British Institution, 1819. Sale. Lapeyriere, Paris, April, 14, 1817 (6010 francs). In the collection of Alexander Baring, 1834 (Sm.). Sales. Edmund Higginson of Saltmarsh Castle, London, June 4, 1846. J. Bond, London, 1874 (3150, G. Baring). In the collection of Lord Ashburton, London. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. 219. LANDSCAPE WITH COWS. To the left are some trees and three cows lying down ; to the right is a river with boats carrying turf, and sailing-vessels. A false signature " A. v. S." has caused some to attribute it to A. van Strij ; but it is unquestionably by A. Cuyp. Canvas, 10 inches by 16 inches. In the collection of Adolphe Schloss, Paris. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of A. de Ridder, Cronberg, near Fran k for t-on- Main. 220. SHEEP IN A PASTURE BY A RIVER. In the right foreground are two figures ; on an eminence is a flock of sheep. In the collection in the Palace, Pawlosk. 221. Landscape with Cattle.