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 xv ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE 513 In Guarienti's Dresden inventory (before 1753), No. 1680. In the Dresden Gallery, 1908 catalogue, No. 1658. 190. CATTLE AT PASTURE NEAR A LEAFLESS TREE. On the left is an almost leafless tree, with leaves only on a few branches. Under the tree stand three cows ; two of them rub their heads together. On the right are two sheep, one of them lying down. Farther back is the herdsman with more sheep. In the distance are greyish-blue hills. Signed in full on the left at foot ; panel, 13 inches by 15 J inches. In Guarienti's Dresden inventory (before 1753), No. 1645. In the Dresden Gallery, 1908 catalogue, No. 1660. 191. HORSES AND CATTLE AT PASTURE. On the left, a little way back, stands a solitary tree, with the top broken away and only two branches in leaf. Under the tree lie a brown cow and two sheep ; a black and grey spotted cow, seen from the back, stands near. Farther to the right lies a white cow. In front of it are two horses ; one, seen in profile to the left, stands on the extreme right ; the other, also in profile to the left, grazes near the tree. The animals stand out against the clear blue sky, in which, to the right, birds are flying. A delicate and beautiful picture of the master's youth. Tall and narrow. In the Von Liphart collection, Dresden formerly at Ratshof, near Dorpat. 192. COWS AND SHEEP IN A WOOD. In the foreground a reddish cow, turned to the left, drinks at a brook. Another cow stands behind. To the right are four sheep, three of which are lying down. Two figures sit on a path leading into the wood. Cloudy sky. Panel, 7 inches by 9 inches. Engraved by R. Cockburn. In the Dulwich College Gallery, London, 1892 catalogue, No. 51 (old No. 72). 193. Landscape with Cattle and Two Figures. The picture hangs too high to be properly examined, and is in a dirty condition, but it may be good. Canvas, 17 inches by 15! inches. In the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, 1910 catalogue, No. 936. 194. Landscape with Cattle and Two Shepherdesses. Cows, sheep, and other animals. Two shepherdesses on the right. Fine enough for A. van de Velde, but so dirty that nothing can be said as to the author- ship, nor as to the signature. Canvas, 9^ inches by 12 inches. In the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, 1910 catalogue, No. 951. 195. AT THE FOUNTAIN. Sm. 129. A peasant couple are seated at a fountain, the water from which runs down into a faun's mask carved in stone. The girl, in a blue dress with yellow sleeves, sits on the left, with her left arm resting on the edge of the fountain. Her face is VOL. IV 2 L