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136 AELBERT CUYP SECT. 446. Four Cows with a Herdsman, Herdswoman, and a Horseman. Sm. 262. On a riverside pasture in the foreground three cows are lying down, while a fourth stands in a foreshortened view. A herdsman and a woman are conversing with a man on a brown horse. On the river are sailing-boats j in the distance is an old tower. Engraved by F. Vivares, 1754. In the collection of William Herring, London, 1754. 446*. Four Cows in a Pasture beside a Canal Sm. 5. The herdsman stands on a rising ground, conversing with a horseman. Canvas, 31 inches by 24 inches. Sale. Paillet, Paris, 1777 (1200 francs). 446^. Sheep, a Shepherd, and a Horseman. In the centre lie four sheep near some plants ; four other sheep are on a bank, where stands a grey horse. At the foot of the bank a shepherd is lying down ; he speaks to a horseman who points to the left. In the distance are water and dunes, with a church beyond. Canvas, 37 inches by 39^ inches. Sale. Jan Maul and others, Leyden, September 28, 1782, No. 1 8 (645 florins, Heenk). 447. Cattle with a Herdsman and a Rider. In the right fore- ground three cows are lying down, while one stands up ; near them stands the herdsman leaning on his stick, with his dog. In front of him are two horsemen beside a stream ; one is watering his horse. A few ducks are swimming on the left. Beyond is a view of a pleasant landscape with bushes and high blue hills in the distance. In the right middle distance is an inn, with a post-cart and some travellers in front of it. Near the inn is a cottage j a village in seen in the distance. Canvas, 20 inches by 34^ inches. Sale. J. Odon, Amsterdam, September 6, 1784, No. 51. 448. Horsemen and Cattle with Herdsmen. Sm. n. In front of a courtyard a man sits on a brown horse. Near him stands a man with some sheep and hunting-dogs. Another man comes galloping up on a grey horse ; behind him is a youth with a stick. In the left middle distance is a mansion ; in front of it are another horseman, other figures, and cattle. [Pendant to 430, and " of equal excellence " (Sm.). ] Canvas, 46 inches by 66 inches. In the Van Slingeland collection, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 496). Sales. J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 72 (2650 florins, Fouquet). Dubois, Paris, 1785 (4500 francs). 448*2. A Rider conversing with a Shepherd. Sm. 40. The flock is grazing on the back of a stream. An abbey stands near a high hill to the right. Panel, 20 inches by 27 inches. Sale. Proley, Paris, 1787 (1120 francs).