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 xvi PAULUS POTTER 625 85. Cattle at the Entrance to a Wood. Sm. 47 ; W. H. 16. Some cows drink at a pond in front. Dated 16-2 j canvas, 36 inches by 60 inches. Sale, Robit, Paris, May 21, 1801 (uoo francs). 850. Cattle, Sheep, and Figures. A wooded landscape with figures, cattle and sheep in front near a stream, beyond which is a castle. Distant hills. By J. van der Hagen and Potter. Sale. (Supplementary) Amsterdam, June 22, 1814, No. 214. 85^. Two Cows in a Wood beside a Stream. Panel, 9 inches by 7^ inches. Sale. J. F. Wolschot, Antwerp, September I, 1817, No. 149. 85^. Cattle in a Landscape with a Stream. A bridge over the water. io| inches by 17^ inches. Sale. Amsterdam, November 16, 1819, No. 59 (45 florins, Vinkeles). 85^. Cows at the Watering-Place. Boys are bathing in the still water. Panel, 25 inches by 32 inches. Sale. J. A. Bennet, Leyden, April 10, 1829, No. 54 (66 florins, Chaplin). 86. Cattle at Pasture near a Water- Mill. Sm. 7 ; W. 41. The water-mill is partly surrounded by a hedge. In front are three cows and a calf, with two goats, sheep, and an ass. In the middle distance a boy probably the herdsman sits on a bank. In the distance is the tower of a castle. A hilly landscape with a meadow in front bounded by high banks. The over-shot water-mill stands to the left. Early morning. A "carefully finished production" (Sm.). Signed, and dated 1653 ' canvas, 22 inches by 24 inches. Bought by Valerius de Reuver in 1715 from J. Goeree, Amsterdam (for 273 florins). In the collection of Madame de Reuver, Delft (Hoet, ii. 395) ; bought as a whole in 1750 by the Landgraf Wilhelm VIII. of Hessen-Kassel (for 40,000 florins). In the Palace, Kassel, 1783, No. 120 in the red cabinet. Taken to France in 1806 and given to the Empress Josephine, Malmaison. Acquired in 1815 by Eynard. Bought by the London dealer S. Woodburn, 1823 (for 22,000 francs). In the collection of John Lucy, Charlecote Park, 1833 (Sm.). 87. Cattle at Pasture by a Pool. Sm. 64; W. 53. In the foreground of a hilly pasture is a pool, at which a red cow is drinking. To the right, at the foot of a hill on which stand some leafless trees, lie a black and white spotted cow and a brown cow. A black cow is grazing. Not far from it sit a lady and a man who caresses a dog that rests its head on his knee. Behind them is a fifth cow which has just been milked by a woman who goes ofF with a pitcher full of milk. In the left foreground are tree-trunks and water-plants. VOL. IV 2 S