Page:Hofstede de Groot catalogue raisonné, Volume 4, 1912.djvu/483

 xv ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE 469 The ground rises to the right. Along a winding road rides a man on a grey horse, preceded by several dogs. In the centre foreground a herds- man and a woman tend two cows and twelve sheep. Beyond are two cottages. Panel, io inches by 14 inches. Sale. Le Brun, Paris, May 5, 1791 (2403 francs). 43. A Man on a Grey Horse and other Figures. In the foreground of a wide landscape a man on a grey horse rides down a slope. Beside him walks a man, with two dogs. At one side two youths rest on a sandhill. Canvas, 19^ inches by 25 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, May 14, 1832, No. 97 (1050 florins, De Vries). 44. A Horseman and Herdsmen with Cattle. Sm. 99. A ruined chapel, with a great round archway, fills the left side. A road leads through the arch. To the right is a hill with fortifications, at the foot of which are trees, reflected in a stream. In front are two cows, a goat, and four sheep. A man on a grey horse converses with a man on foot at his side. Beyond this group is a boy with a sack on his back. In the right distance is a river with trees and hills. Panel, 13 inches by 12 inches. Sales. R. de St. Victor, Paris, November 26, 1822, No. 162 (3201 francs). Sebastien Erard, Paris, April 23, 1832, No. 160 (3122 francs, bought in). Sebastien Erard, London, June 22, 1833 (^82 : 195.). 45. A Farmer and his Wife on Horseback. Sm. 148. On an uphill road in a hilly landscape a farmer and his wife on a grey horse halt to speak to a herdsman in a sheepskin jacket who leans on the back of a red cow and has a dog at his side. Sunset. Dated 1660 ; panel, io|- inches by 8| inches. Sale. J. Goll van Franckenstein, Amsterdam, July i, 1833, No. 77 (1630 florins, Van Idsinga). 46. A Herdsman with Cattle, and a Horseman. Sm. 68. In open country, with hills and a rolling meadow in front, two cows are lying down, with eleven sheep round them. In the centre foreground lies a herdsman ; a woman sits beside him. Beyond are cottages amid trees. On the other side, a horseman comes along a road over a hill. Fine evening. Panel, n inches by 15 inches. In the possession of the London dealer John Smith, 1834. 47. A Flat Landscape with a Broad River. The river winds away into the distance. On a projecting bank in the right distance is a tower. In front are dunes with sheep grazing. Near the sheep a horse- man converses with the shepherd. In the left foreground is a man with a sack on his back, followed by a dog. An excellent work, according to W. BUrger.