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 602 PAULUS POTTER SECT. somewhat lower than the foreground, with cattle and a village. A very fine and well-preserved picture. Signed in full on the left at foot, and dated 1648 not 1642, as Sm. and Westrheene state ; panel, 9 inches by u| inches. Sales. Randon de Boisset, Paris, February 3, 1777, No. 114 (2251 francs). Robit, Paris, May 21, 1801 (6100 francs). De Preuil, Paris, 1811 (9000 francs). Prince de Talleyrand Perigord, Paris, July 7, 1817, No. 25, with a picture by Mieris (22,000 francs, Ajaard) see Buchanan, ii. 333. In the Valedau collection, Paris, 1834 (Sm.). In the Montpellier Museum, Valedau bequest, 1890 catalogue, No. 741. 30*. Three Oxen in a Landscape. Sale. Jan Agges, Amsterdam, August 16, 1702, No. 31 (340 florins). 30^. Three Cows in a Meadow. 14^ inches by n| inches. Sale. Rotterdam, September 20, 1756, No. 8 (13 florins). 30*:. Three Cows in a Landscape. 12^ inches by 15^ inches. Sale. Leyden, June i, 1765, No. 5 (76 florins). 30^. Two Cows lying down and an Ox standing. In a meadow. High hills in the distance. Panel, 4 inches by 4^ inches. Sale. Antony Sijdervelt, Amsterdam, April 23, 1766, No. 80 (31 florins). 31. A Brown and White Spotted Bull with two others. On a bank to the right of a flat landscape a brown and white spotted bull stands in profile to the left. Farther away are two others ; one stands near a fence and the other lies near a dead willow. Grey clouds in the blue sky. Dated 1650 ; panel, 13^ inches by n^ inches. In the collection of A. de la Court van der Voort, Leyden. Sale. Catharina Backer, widow of A. de la Court, Leyden, September 8, 1766, No. 72 (650 florins, De Winter). In the collection of G. Winkler, Leipzig, 1768 catalogue, No. 488. 32. Three Cows in a Meadow. Sm. 46; W. ii. 15. One cow, which is nearly white, stands in front with her head towards the front. The second, behind her, is lowing. In the foreground are plants and an old tree. Cloudy sky. Panel, 12 inches by 10 inches. Sale. Destouches, Paris, March 21, 1794 (4301 francs). 32* and b. Two Landscapes with a Farm. A cow is lying down ; two others stand up. In the distance is a hay wain drawn by two horses. Panel, 18 inches by 24^ inches. Sate. Amsterdam, August 30, 1797 (210 florins, Spaan).