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 xv ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE 551 327. A SHEEP AND A GOAT IN A MEADOW. Sm. 34, 36. A sheep is lying down. Behind it stands a grey goat. Blue sky with clouds. " Exquisitely painted " (Sm.). [Pendant to 320. Possibly identical with 322^.] Signed with the monogram, and dated 1661 ; panel, 5^ inches by inches. Sm. mentions under Sm. 34, "A Goat and a Sheep in a Field," dated 1659, which was in the Sales. Prince de Conti, Paris, April 8, 1777 (800 francs, with pendant). Destouches, Paris, March 15, 1794 (800 francs, with pendant). Joseph Barchard, London, 1826 (73, with pendant). Abraham, London, 1831 (21). Most probably this was identical with the picture, Sm. 36, the history of which is as follows : Exhibited at The Hague, 1881, No. 295. In the collection of Jonkheer J. Steengracht van Oost-Kapelle, The Hague, 1834 (Sm., who valued it at ^36 : 155.). In the collection of the Baron C. A. A. van Pallandt, 1881. In the collection of the Countess van Lynden, born Pallandt. In the collection of Count van Lynden, Keukenhof, near Lisse. 328. LANDSCAPE WITH SHEEP AND GOATS. In front are five sheep ; three are lying down, and two stand up. Behind to the right a goat is browsing. On the left a herdsman sits leaning on a hewn rock conversing with a shepherdess, who stands before him on the right and points to the right. Beyond is a range of hills. In the right distance is a cottage with trees. In the middle distance a woman milks a goat. Canvas, 16 inches by 22 inches. Sale. Adrian Hope, London, June 30, 1894, No. 66 (210). In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of 300 Paintings," 1898, No. 226. In the collection of John G. Johnson, Philadelphia. 329. Landscape with a Goat and Four Sheep. Sm. 56, and Suppl. 9. The goat and three of the sheep are lying down in front. A clear sky ; morning. Dated 1659 5 panel, 7 inches, by 7^ inches. Sale. Le Brun, Paris, May 5, 1791 (730 francs). In the possession of Gautier, 1840 (priced at 2500 francs). 330. Shepherds with Sheep. In a meadow at the edge of a wood are two shepherds. One leans on his stick ; the other sits with a basket between his legs. They watch two sheep, a ram, and a grey goat grazing in front. Signed in full at foot, and dated 1657 canvas j J 3i inches by io| inches. Sale. D. Sellar of London, Paris, June 6, 1889, No. 87 (1500 francs). 331. SHEEP AND GOATS AT PASTURE. In the dis- tance, in a meadow with tall bushes, three sheep, a ram and a dark goat