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AELBERT CUYP SECT. A Halt of Travellers). Sm. Suppl. i At the entrance to a stable, with a vine-clad stone wall, stands a little boy, wearing a large felt hat and a long brown cloak. He holds the bridles of three horses. Two brown horses are saddled ; the third, a dappled-grey, is not. In the left distance is a river with houses and a round tower on its banks. An "excellent picture" (Sm.). The catalogue ascribes this to Cuyp's early period, because it is signed with the monogram, but it belongs to his maturity. Signed in the right-hand bottom corner, A. C. j canvas, 14^ inches by 23 inches. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 1105 ; it was there in 1842 (Sm.). 564. HORSES BEING SADDLED. A black horse in profile is prominent. [Pendant to 466.] Mentioned by Waagen (iii. 42). In the collection of Lord Leconfield, Petworth, No. 74. 565. LANDSCAPE WITH HORSES. In the collection of Albert von Rothschild, Vienna. 565*7. Three Horses. And a man, in a very fine landscape. Panel, 18 inches by 21 inches. Sale. Isaac Hermansen, Middelburg, March 4, 1767 (Terw. 581), No. 1 1 (315 florins 20). 565^. A Horse with Peasants. And a dog. 14^ inches by 10 inches. Sale. Arnoud Leers, Amsterdam, May 19, 1767 (Terw. 60 1), No. 77 (20 florins). 566. A Piebald Horse. It is held by a groom in front of a stable. At one side is a peasant on a brown horse, who seems to be asking the way. In the foreground stands a dog. In the distance are a little river and hills. Panel, 12 inches by 16 inches. Sale.], van der Velden, Amsterdam, December 3, 1781, No. 19 (47 florins, Yver). 566*. A Grey Horse. A cavalier stands beside it. In the distance a landscape, with a tent of figures. [Pendant to 566**.] Panel, io| inches by 15 inches. Sale. Jan Maul and others, Leyden, September 28, 1782, No. 20 (71 florins, with pendant, Coders). 566**. A Brown Horse. A cavalier holds it by the bridle. He speaks to a child. In front of him lies a dog. Another cavalier with a riding- whip is behind the horse. [Pendant to 566*.] Panel, io inches by 15 inches. Sale. Jan Maul and others, Leyden, September 28, 1782, No. 21 (71 florins, with pendant, Coders).