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 5I 8 ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE SECT. another goat. Farther away are sheep and a shepherd. A fine landscape in the style of the early picture at Berlin (180). [Cf. also 332.] Canvas, 13! inches by 17 inches. Exhibited at the Guildhall Art Gallery, London, 1903, No. 136. In the Perkins collection. In the collection of Mrs. Stephenson Clarke, London. 215. LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE AT PASTURE. Two figures. Blue sky with clouds. Signed in full, and dated 1654 ; canvas, 10 inches by 8| inches. Exhibited in the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1894, No. 48. In the collection of Lieutenant-Colonel G. L. Holford, London. 216. HILLY LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE. Sm. 4. A hilly and wooded landscape with a pasture in front. In the centre lie a cow and a sheep. Beyond them stand a red cow, which is lowing, and a white cow with her head on the red cow's back ; a grey horse is drink- ing. In the left foreground is a goat with two kids. Behind these an old man converses with a girl ; only half the man's figure is visible. In the middle distance is a waterfall amid hills. Near it is an uphill road, with tall trees. "This excellent picture has become a little too dark in tone ; it is otherwise of excellent quality " (Sm.). Signed in full on the right at foot, and dated 1663 ; canvas, i8| inches by 24 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1887, No. 53. Sales. Ant. Sijdervelt, Amsterdam, April 23, 1766, No. 9 (1810 florins). Madame M. Hoofman, Haarlem, June 2, 1846 ; it was in this collection in 1834 (Sm.). In the collection of R. S. Holford, London, 1854 (Waagen, ii. 201). In the collection of Lieutenant-Colonel G. L. Holford, London. 217. LANDSCAPE WITH A HERDSMAN, A SHEP- HERDESS, AND CATTLE. In front lies a red and white spotted ox ; behind it stands another ox. On the left a goat is nibbling a large plant. The ground rises to the left, and on the top a herdsman converses with a shepherdess who leans on a basket. Behind them stands a cow, in strong relief against the sky, while a sheep is browsing. Storm-clouds in a clear sky. Signed on the right, and dated 1668 ; panel, 19 inches by 16 inches. On the back of the picture is a large seal with the arms of the Earl of Portarlington. In the collection of G. H. Tite, London. 218. NOONDAY REST. Under a sort of tent, formed of draperies hung from a tree, a shepherdess, two herdsmen, and a boy lie asleep. Beyond is a ploughed slope, with a man sowing. In front are a brown cow, three sheep, and two lambs. A chestnut horse stands in shadow near the tree in the centre. In the right middle distance is a wall, with a tall house ; beyond is a fine view over pastures, with bluish hills on the horizon. Blue sky with bright clouds.