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20 AELBERT CUYP SECT. dismounted from their chestnut horses. Near them are two dogs, one sitting up, the other lying down. In the background, to the right, a woman and a man, who is drinking, stand in front of a house near some trees. Along the edge of a stream to the left a dog runs beside his master, who bestrides a rearing horse. Farther away, two countrymen are walk- ing. In the middle distance are trees and bushes at the foot of high rocks which rise up bright against a dark sky full of rain-clouds. Signed with the monogram. Sale. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, March 9, 1 88 1, No, 248. 41. A Fishing Scene. Mentioned by De Sonneville, p. 87. In the Fourche collection, Bordeaux. 42. PORTRAIT OF A MAN OF THE DE ROOVERE FAMILY, DIRECTING SALMON -FISHERS. The scene is near Dordrecht. The man's name is known from the little coat-of-arms on his horse's forehead. He sits, facing three-quarters left, on a dark horse. He wears a bright red coat trimmed with gold lace and fur and a black hat with pink feathers, and carries a gold-hiked sword. He turns towards a fisherman who stands on his right holding up a salmon. At his feet are two salmon ; to the right is a spaniel. In the middle distance a stream flows diagonally across the picture. On the nearer bank a group of fishermen pull in their nets. On the right, near them, stands a man of rank, seen in profile to the left ; he wears a sword, and leans on his stick. A man comes running from the right, pulling a black horse along by the bridle. On the farther bank of the stream, a country-house stands in the centre with other buildings to right and left. Farther away are vessels, one of which is firing a gun. This is not an attractive work. The many parallel lines of the road, banks, canal, and so forth, as well as the big equestrian figure on the left, spoil the effect. But parts of it are good, such as the still-life group of fish ; the sunlight is not badly rendered. Signed in the left bottom corner, " A. Cuijp " j canvas, 49 inches by 61 inches. Acquired in 1820 from O. Repelaer van Dricl, Dordrecht (l 100 florins). Now in the Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, 1907 catalogue, No. 25. 420. Fish-Dealers. On a sandy shore six persons are dealing in fish ; near them is a grey horse. A fine sky. Sale. H. Rereaux, Antwerp, January 2, 1810, No. 6. 43. Fishermen. A view of the walls of the town of Amersfoort. In the immediate foreground are some fishermen in a boat; they hold up some of the fish they have caught. In the middle distance is a vessel gaily decorated with flags ; two men on her are drinking beer. In the distance figures are seen on a bridge and on the walls. Canvas, 57 inches by 72^ inches. Sale. Amsterdam, May 16, 1877, No. 7. 44. The Fish- Dealer. He wears a large brown hat. He carries