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 xv ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE 515 In the collection of Nicolaus Hudtwalcker, Hamburg. In the collection of Johann Wesselhoeft, Hamburg, bought for the Kunst- halle in 1889. In the Hamburg Kunsthalle, 1889 catalogue, p. 27. 201. PEASANTS WITH CATTLE AT PASTURE. A farm stands on the left in a flat pasture bordered by trees. On the right a young red bull stands in profile to the left, lowing. A peasant wearing a hat lays his left hand on the bull's back. In the centre a woman with a stick walks away behind rising ground ; only half the figure is visible. She carries a child on her back and leads a boy by the hand. Blue sky, with clouds here and there. Signed on the left upon a tree, and dated 1655 ; panel, 13 inches by 1 8 inches. Exhibited at Dusseldorf, 1904, No. 396. Acquired from the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, 1897, by Consul Weber. In the Weber collection, Hamburg, 1907 catalogue, No. 317. 202. CATTLE IN A MEADOW. Sm. no. In the centre stands a red cow in profile, between two cows lying down. Near them is a sheep. On a hill beyond a man lies asleep under a tent. A horse stands by an old tree. It " appears to be the joint production of A. van de Velde and his pupil Dirck van Bergen " (Sm.). Canvas, 24 inches by 22 inches. In the Royal collection, Hampton Court, 1898 catalogue, No. 647 ; it was there in 1834 (Sm.). 203. A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE. In the foreground is a group of lambs, sheep, and cows. Beyond a shepherd with his girl rests on the grass. Signed in full on the left ; canvas, 12 inches by 14 inches. In the collection of J. Tschager, Vienna, who bequeathed it to Innsbruck. In the Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck, 1899 catalogue, No. 658. 204. CATTLE AT PASTURE. Cattle and sheep grazing or resting in a flat pasture. Beyond are ranges of hills. Signed in full, and dated 1662 ; panel, 8 inches by io| inches. In the Karlsruhe Gallery, 1894 catalogue, No. 290. 205. A PASTORAL SCENE. Cattle and sheep by a stream in a wood. In the centre foreground a red and white spotted ox stands in the water, in sunlight. Behind him to the left is a cow, turned towards the right distance. Beyond is the thickly wooded bank, with a great oak in front to the right on a sunlit patch, where a cow and two sheep are lying down. To the right and nearer the front a sheep approaches the water. Beside the oak sits a herdsman, apparently asleep, with his back to the spectator. In the extreme left foreground is a dog ; farther back, two sheep browse. In the left distance is a range of hills. Signed in full, and dated 1669 j canvas, 12 inches by 16 inches. A copy with slight variations was engraved by F. Dequevauviller in the Le Brun gallery as a Dirck van Bergen.