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5 8 AELBERT CUYP SECT. i66a. View of Dordrecht. Sale. London, 1767 (21). 167. The Old Dordrecht Ferry -House. To the left, on the bank of the Maas, is the old Dordrecht ferry-house (see 166). In the centre foreground six shepherds sit on the ground in a circle ; a seventh stands behind. By the water to the extreme right sits another man. Beyond him are two sailing-boats near the bank, with figures standing. There are clouds in the sky. 15 inches by 2i inches. Described from the engraving in the Choiseul Gallery. In the collection of the Due de Choiseul, sold in Paris, April 6, 1772, and 1793- i67</. View of Dordrecht in a Storm. [Perhaps identical with 167*.] Sale. Earl of Halifax, London, April 19, 1782 (67, Nisbet). 167^. View of Dordrecht. Sale. Delahante, London, 1811 (189 : I o., Yarmouth). 167*:. View of Dordrecht in a Storm with Lightning. [Perhaps identical with 167*7.] In the Carlton House collection. Sale. T. Barber, London, 1862 (66 : 33., Peacock). 16 jd. View of Dordrecht. Exhibited at Leeds, 1868, No. 757. In the collection of Lady Rolle. 167*. View of Dordrecht. A man and woman, a sheep, and boats. 17 inches by 2i inches. Sale. W. Delafield, London, April 29, 1870 (170, Nieuwenhuys;. 167/1 View of Dordrecht. With numerous fishing-boats on the river, and others lying at anchor. Small boats, with figures in the foreground. Panel, 28 inches by 46 inches. Sale. Sir Henry Meysey Thompson and others, London, March 16, 1901, No. 68 (162 : 153., Lane). 168. THE AVENUE AT MEERDERVOORT NEAR DORDRECHT, WITH FIGURES. Sm. 115, and Suppl. 23. Almost in the centre is an avenue of trees leading away into the distance. In the foreground of this, a young man in red stands holding a horse and a pony by their bridles. The pony, which is in front, is seen in profile to the left ; the horse behind turns its head to the front. To the left, on the edge of the track, lies a cow with its head to the right ; behind it, another cow, in profile to the left, goes down a bank into the meadow which is at a somewhat lower level than the avenue. Between the first cow and the young man is seen a gentleman riding up the avenue ; to the