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vii AELBERT CUYP 129 423. A HERDSMAN WITH COWS, AND A HORSEMAN. Sm. 239. A hilly country with a river, and a large castle in the distance. Along a winding road, skirted on one side by trees and bushes, a gentleman on a grey horse comes towards the river which flows across the foreground. Two cows stand in the shallow water ; one is drinking. The herdsman stands behind them, leaning on his stick and looking towards the rider. A fine sunny morning. Panel, 17 inches by 20 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (ii. 279). Engraved by Lupton. Exhibited at the British Institution, 1815. In the collection of the Earl of Carlisle, Castle Howard, No. 84 ; it was there in 1834 (Sm.). 424. FIVE COWS, HERDSMAN, AND TWO RIDERS. Sm. 93. The two foremost cows are lying down ; one faces left, the other right. The three others stand behind in profile to the left. On the right, near the cows, a cavalier on a black horse has pulled up to speak to a herdsman standing at his left side. The cavalier is seen from the back, facing three-quarters right. Beside the herdsman is a woman. To the right, and farther back, a second cavalier on a grey horse is riding away. In the distance to the left is a landscape diversified by water, trees, and buildings, and by plants and bushes in the immediate foreground. " An excellent work " (Sm.). Signed j panel, 20 inches by 36 inches. A copy was in the possession of a London dealer, 1 906. Exhibited at the British Institution, 1828. In the collection of the Earl of Carlisle, Castle Howard, No. 92 ; it was there in 1834 (Sm.). 425. HERDSMEN WITH CATTLE IN A LANDSCAPE. Sm. 92. On rising ground, to the right of a row of trees, is a horseman in a red coat followed by a peasant on a mule. In the immediate fore- ground a man, with his back to the spectator, leans on his staff; beside him are his dog and some cows. On the left, somewhat farther back, are two herdsmen with sheep and a cow drinking at a pool. High and steep hills bound the composition on the left. At the foot of the hills, in the middle distance, is a town, with a river flowing past. Evening. Cloudy sky. [Compare 437.] Signed in full ; canvas, 52 inches by 72 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (iii. 392). Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, 1884, No. 93, and 1903, No. 44. At this latter exhibition was also seen a replica (437), slightly wider 52 inches by 77 inches because of the greater distance between the trees. In the collection of Lord Scarsdale, Kedleston Hall where it was in 1834 (Sm.). 426. LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE AND FIGURES: EVENING. Sm. 52. On the right, under a tree with over-arching branches, a horseman, in a red coat and broad-brimmed hat, sits on a VOL. II K