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 5I2 ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE SECT. goats graze on a steep slope. In the centre foreground is a ram. In shadow to the right is a goat with two kids. In the centre another road branches off from the main road, and leads up to the right. " An exquisite production of art " (Sm.). [Pendant to 97.] Signed in full, and dated 1664 ; canvas, 26 inches by 30^ inches. In the Van Loon collection, Amsterdam, 1834 (Sm.). Sale. Prince Demidoft, San Donate, March 15, 1880, No. 1116. In the collection of Sidney A. Kent, who gave it to Chicago in 1894. In the Chicago Art Institute, 1908 catalogue, No. 2. 1 86. OXEN AND SHEEP AT PASTURE WITH A HERDSMAN REPOSING. Sm. Suppl. 12. On the left is a large elm, at the foot of which are four sheep. Two are lying down, and a third rests its head against the tree. A dark ox stands near. The herds- man lies on the ground. Nearer the front a red ox is lying down ; a third is grazing in the distance. On a hill to the left is a cottage. Evening. A good picture of this period. Signed in full, and dated 1668 ; canvas, 13 inches by 1 6 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1876, No. 214. Imported into England by Sm., and sold to W. Wells of Redleaf, before 1842. In the collection of Lewis Fry, Clifton, Bristol, No. 39. 187. LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE IN FRONT OF A COTTAGE. A late and dark picture. In the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch, Dalkeith Palace. 1 88. CATTLE AND SHEEP AMID RUINS. On the right is a pool in great ruined vaults. To the left are three round arches, through which the cattle are driven in. In the right foreground sits an artist in a red coat, with his dog at his feet. In the water in front of him stands a woman with bare feet, holding up her blue dress with her right hand. Through the arches is a view of the distance. Signed in full on the right at foot, and dated 1665 ; canvas, 31^ inches by 26^ inches. Sale. Sam. van Huls, The Hague, September 3, 1737 (Hoet, i. 482), No. 41 (315 florins). First mentioned at Dresden in the 1817 catalogue. In the Dresden Gallery, 1908 catalogue, No. 1657. 189. CATTLE IN A GATEWAY. On the right are lofty old walls overgrown with creepers. From the gateway a woman on horseback and a herdsman on foot drive out a herd of cattle. To the left is a land- scape. In front are a road and a pasture with sheep. In the extreme right foreground is a felled tree. The landscape, according to the Dresden catalogue, is strongly reminiscent of Wijnants. Signed in full on the right at foot, and dated 1667 ; canvas, 30 inches by 44! inches. Sale. (Probably) Amsterdam, August 9, 1739 (Hoet, i. 596), No. 5 (180 florins).