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 xvi PAULUS POTTER 619 Hertford, in a letter to his agent Mawson, of 1850 or 1851, speaks of a Potter which he had bought at Christie's and had returned as being a copy.] 73*7. A Bull and a Dog. A young bull in the foreground of a pasture. To the left, among tall thistles, a dog barks at the bull. In the left distance cows are grazing ; one is pursued by a dog. Figures. Signed in full on the left at foot the Christian name is almost illegible; canvas on panel, 52 inches by 72 inches. Sale. Paris, April 6, 1882, No. 7. 74. CATTLE AND HORSES IN A MEADOW. Sm. 91 ; W. 78. On a low grassy bank in the left foreground are a bay horse in a foreshortened view, four sheep, a grey cow lying down, and a bull of variegated colour which rubs against a pole. In the right foreground, under trees with scanty foliage, lies a brown cow with a white head. In the right middle distance is the edge of a wood, with dunes beyond. Not a specially good picture. The background especially is usually painted with more delicacy by Potter. [Pendant to 105.] Signed in full on the left at foot, and dated 1652 ; panel, 14 inches by 1 8 inches. In the Dresden inventory of 1722, No. A282. In the Dresden Gallery, 1908 catalogue, No. 1630 (Sm. valued it in 1834 75. LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE. Sm. 66; W. 30. Cows, sheep, and a horse in a meadow in front of a farm, amid trees. On a low bank in the right foreground are four cows. The nearest, white with red spots, lies facing the spectator. Beside it to the right lies a sheep. To the right again stands a dark cow, seen from the back. To the left, in the centre of the picture, stands a cow grazing with its head to the right. To the right of this, and farther away, stand a horse seen from the back and a peasant. In the left middle distance are farm buildings with tall trees behind them. A horse and cart, with two men and a dog, stand to the left, near an open door into which sheep are driven. To the right, beyond a low wood, is a cornfield on the side of a hill. Very much in the style of Du Jardin. [Compare 46, 76^.] Signed in full, and dated 1651 (Sm. and W. wrongly say 1654) ; canvas, 22| inches by 2o inches. Sales. Leendert de Neufville, Amsterdam, June 19, 1765 (Terw. 474), No. 73 (1505 florins, P. Locquet). Paul Locquet, Amsterdam, September 22, 1783, No. 285 (7540 florins, Fouquet). In the De Noailles collection. Sale. Lord Gwydyr, London, May 8, 1829 (^1265 : 55., Nieuwenhuys). In the collection of Sir Robert Peel, Bart., London, 1834 (Sm.) ; bought with the collection in 1871 for the National Gallery. In the National Gallery, London, 1911 catalogue, No. 849. 76. CATTLE, HORSES, AND SHEEP IN A MEADOW. In the centre foreground a brown cow with white spots lies in profile to the left. Behind it to the right a reddish-brown bull stands facing