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128 AELBERT CUYP SECT. cows lying down. Beyond them in the middle distance is a placid expanse of water, on the farther bank of which a castle with a great tower rises amidst trees. Farther right are the ruins of another castle. A third peasant is seen near the hills. A fine summer evening ; light clouds in a blue sky. " This is a production of the rarest excellence and beauty" (Sm.). Signed, A. Cuyp ; panel, 2i inches by 28^ inches. Exhibited at Berlin, 1906, No. 22. In the collection of John Newington Hughes, 1834 (Sm.). Sale. John Newington Hughes, London, April 14, 1848. In the collection of W. A. Hankey, Beaulieu, Hastings. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1899, No. 4. In the collection of Oscar Huldschinsky, Berlin. 421. HILLY LANDSCAPE WITH A HORSEMAN. At sunset. In the right foreground a man in red sits a grey horse which faces the spectator ; he converses with a peasant in a bluish-grey jacket who stands beside him to the left. Behind him lies a farm, near which are trees in the centre of the picture. In front of these trees, to the left, two cows lie in profile to the right. On the left a strip of land juts out into the river. In the distance are hills. A yellow evening sky. An example of the painter's maturity. Signed in the water in front with the monogram, A. C. ; panel, i8 inches by 22 inches. Acquired from the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, 1888. In the Dordrecht Museum, 1906 catalogue, No. 10. 422. A MAN AND WOMAN ON HORSEBACK, A HERDS- MAN AND CATTLE. Sm. 214. To the left is an avenue of old gnarled trees leading to the front. A man wearing blue breeches and a bright red jacket rides up the avenue on a grey horse ; to the right, beside him, is a woman on a bay, beside whom, still farther right, walks a herdsman in a blue jacket with a basket on one arm and a stick over his left shoulder. To the left, behind the group, follows a herdsman with cows and sheep. On the right, by the foremost tree, beside a boy, stands a girl, in profile to the left, holding a jug. Both watch the riders. At the foot of the tree a small boy stands beside a little girl who is seated. In the immediate foreground are three dogs. Behind some bushes is seen a herdsman. In the distance are hills. The figures stand out rather bright in colour against the dark green trees. Not a very attractive picture. Signed in the left-hand bottom corner with the monogram, A. C. ; panel, i6 inches by 24 inches. A repetition, with a few variations, was in the collection ot Charles Bullin, Liverpool, 1834 (Sm.). Sale. W. A. Verbrugge, The Hague, September 27, 1831, No. 10 (1000 florins, Chaplin). In the collection of Joseph Robins, 1834 (Sm.). Sale. D. van der Schrieck of Louvain, Brussels, April 8, 1861, No. 14 (830 francs, Lamme, for the Dordrecht Museum). In the Dordrecht Museum, 1906 catalogue, No. 14.