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 xv ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE 539 to the right a peasant in a red jacket sits embracing a woman, beside whom lies a dog. Beyond them a red cow browses near a large tree. Three other sheep and a heifer. Other cattle in the shade in the distance. Dated 1672 ; loj inches by 13^ inches. In the possession of the London dealer Farrer, 1834 (Sm.). 289. Landscape with Cattle grazing. Sm. 98. A young man and a woman sit in the shade conversing. [Possibly identical with 224 (according to Sm.) and 266^.] Dated 1647 (?) ; n| inches by 16 inches. In the collection of R. Heathcote, London, sold in 1805. Sale.]. T. Tuffin, London, 1818 (194 : 5s.). In the collection of Edward Gray, Harringay House, Hornsey, 1834 (Sm.). 290. A Woman feeding Poultry ; and Cattle at Pasture. Sm. 85. An open country, of broken and varied surface, on a fine summer day. In front cows and sheep are resting or grazing. In the centre of the middle distance is a group of detached cottages amid a few light trees. In front of them a woman feeds poultry. To the left a shepherd drives a flock of sheep forward along a dusty road. The figures and animals are subordinate to the landscape. " A gem of art of the rarest excellence and beauty" (Sm.). Canvas, 13^ inches by 12 J inches. In the collection of Lady Andeny (?). Sales. Paris, 1793 (5201 francs). Due de Choiseul-Praslin, Paris, May 9, 1808 (6801 francs, La Fon- taine) see Ch. Blanc, ii. 243. Sold by Sm. to John Webb, in 1816 (for 315). In the collection of Michael Zachary, London. In the collection of Frederick Perkins, London, 1834 (Sm.). 290*7. Landscape with Cattle. Canvas, 16 inches by i8| inches. Sale. J F. Sigault and J. J. van Limbeek, Amsterdam, May 12, 1834, No. 263 (25 florins, Roos). 291. Sheep at Pasture. Sm. Suppl. 3. In front of a shed, at the side of a meadow, stands a sheep. Another sheep, seen in profile, lies in the centre foreground. A calf lies near an old tree, beside the shed. On the other side is a cock with three hens. Dated 1658 ; canvas, 18 inches by 22^ inches. Sale. O'Neil, London, 1837 (53 ' IIS -)- 291*7. A Reddish -Brown Spotted Cow in a Wooded Land- scape. Panel, 10 inches by 9 inches. Sale. Stevens, Antwerp, August 9, 1837, No. 149 (45 florins). 29 1 and c. Two Landscapes with Trees, and Cattle standing and resting.