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vii AELBERT CUYP 101 327. Cows by a River, and Anglers. Sm. Suppl. 45. To the right, on the bank of the Maas, six cows are grazing. The nearest one, a black cow with a white face, is lying down. Another, of a tawny colour, stands in profile with its head over the first cow ; the others are also standing in profile. In the centre foreground a man in profile to the left sits angling in the river ; another, with rod and line, stands on the right behind him. To the left is a view over a broad river into the distance. [Probably identical with 323.] Signed ; panel, 20 inches by 32 inches. (Probably) exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, 1878, No. 239, by J. P. Heseltine though this was said to be on canvas. Sales. Marquess of Camden, London, 1841 (^77 ' IOS -> Nieuwenhuys). Prince Demidoff of San Donato, Paris, April 8, 1868, No. 3. Probably in the collection of J. P. Heseltine, 1878. 328. Cows in a Pasture, and a Herdboy gathering Flowers. The landscape is traversed by a river, and is warmly lighted by the evening sun. A herdboy is gathering flowers. Panel, 18 inches by 16 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (i. 408) in the collection of Sir Robert Peel, London, 1854, but not in the National Gallery, for which the Peel collection was acquired in 1871. 329. TWO COWS AND A HERDSMAN PLAYING ON THE PIPE (or, The Piping Herdsman). Sm. 226. On the right, at the foot of a rock, a red cow is lying down with its head to the right. Another cow stands behind, seen in three-quarter view to the left. A young herdsman sits on a bank to the left, playing on a pipe. Two figures and cattle are seen by a river in the distance. On the opposite there are trees and hills. Canvas, 54 inches by 69 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (iii. 48). Engraved in the Stafford Gallery, No. 41. In the Bridgewater collection, Lord Francis Egerton, 1834 (Sm.). In the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere, Bridgewater House, London, No. 147. 330. COWS, WITH A HERDSMAN PLAYING THE FLUTE. Sm. 80. In the foreground of a landscape are two cows ; one, a black-and-white cow, stands on the right, and facing right, behind the other, a red cow, which is lying down. To the right of these are two herdsmen ; one stands with his back to the spectator ; the other is lying down, with a flute in his hand. In the middle distance is a river. To the right, at the foot of steep rocks, are cattle and three figures. In the distance are mountains. A blue sky with clouds, with red evening tints to the left. [Compare 242.] Signed, A. cuijp ; canvas, 39^ inches by 56^ inches. Mentioned by Waagen (ii. 344). Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, 1903, No. 97. Sale. Noel Desenfans, London, 1802 (.136 : IDS.) according to Sm. In the Dulwich College Gallery, 1892 catalogue, No. 128 (old No. 169).