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 xv ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE 475 62. A Muleteer at an Inn. To the right is a stone house ; at the door stands a girl with a jug. Near her are some children and a girl with a cat in her arms, at which a dog barks. A muleteer with a stick stands beside his mule, which is saddled and bridled. He drinks a glass of wine given him by a boy who stands beside him, holding a straw-covered bottle. To the left of the mule are a reddish cow, goats, and sheep. In the left distance is an archway, through which a shepherd drives his flock. Beyond, in the landscape, are ruins. In front of the inn is an arbour. To the left of it tall trees rise from behind a wall. Canvas, 19 inches by 24^ inches. An old copy, dated 1665, was in the sale : Schonlank, Cologne, April 28, 1896, No. 194 (400 mark). Sales. Amsterdam, October 21, 1739 (Hoet, i. 610), No. 25 (285 florins). J. Caudri, Amsterdam, September 6, 1809, No. 79 (4 florins, Coders). L. B. Coders, Amsterdam, August 7, 1811, No. 75 (uoo florins, Roos). L. B. Coders, Amsterdam, April 8, 1816 (500 florins, Brondgeest). Amsterdam, August 17, 1818, No. 76 (350 florins, Eversdijk). H. A. van der Heuvel, Utrecht, June 27, 1825, No. 61 (920 florins, bought in). Utrecht, April 27, 1827, No. 26 (920 florins, bought in). 63. The Sleeping Herdsman. Sm. 30, and see Sm. 7. On the left of a wooded landscape a herdsman lies asleep near a tree. A woman in a white jacket and blue skirt sits beside him, conversing with a peasant on a dun horse j her dog lies near her. On a meadow in front are sheep, goats, and cows, one of which drinks at a fountain. [Possibly identical with 227 (Sm.). Pendant to 122^.] Panel, 12 inches by 14 inches. Sales. Julienne, Paris, March 30, 1767 (3000 francs, with pendant). Blondel de Gagny, Paris, December 10, 1776 (4000 francs, with pendant). Prince de Conti, Paris, April 8, 1777 (2610 francs). Claude Tolozan, Paris, February 23, 1801, No. 134 (2580 francs). Sebastien Erard, Paris, April 23, 1832, No. 158 (3320 francs). 63*7. A Young Shepherdess on an Ass. With a herdsman and cattle. Sale. Bertrand, Paris, November 13, 1855, No. 173. 64. Landscape with a Waggon. A hilly landscape with oxen, a sheep, a dog, and a herdsman near a loaded waggon in front. On the waggon is a woman. Canvas, 16 inches by 20 inches. Sale. P. Locquet, Amsterdam, September 22, 1783, No. 375 (220 florins, Le Comte). 65. The Market-Cart. Sm. 89. A landscape in Gelderland, with a stream and well-varied country. In the middle distance are bushes and trees with autumn foliage. In front is a cart drawn by a grey horse ; the