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xv ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE 481 down. In the centre are a sheep and some hens. On the left a woman leads a cow into a pond ; near it are two pigs. A meadow extends to the right of the house ; beyond it is a village with a church. A fine afternoon. Well executed. Signed in full, and dated 1658 ; canvas, 19 inches by 23 inches. The same composition was engraved in the Choiseul Gallery, and was in the sale: Due de Choiseul, Paris, April 6, 1772 (2000 francs) see Ch. Blanc (i. 196). But this, as engraved, shows the following differences. The clump of trees in the centre rises to the upper edge of the picture, and the tree-trunk is more thickly covered with ivy. In the centre foreground a sheep and a ram have been added. These differences leave the question open, as to whether the Choiseul picture is identical with this one, or with 88. Sale. The widow G. Vleck, Amsterdam, April i, 1750 (370 florins). In the collection of W. Lormier, The Hague, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 445) ; in his store-room catalogue of December 1754, No. 321. Sales. W. Lormier, The Hague, July 4, 1763 (Terw. 334), No. 310 (630 florins). Prince de Conti, Paris, April 8, 1777 (2450 francs). In the possession of the Paris dealer Le Brun. In the collection of Welbore Ellis Agar, purchased as a whole by Lord Grosvenor in 1806. In the collection of the Duke of Westminster, Grosvenor House, London, 1888 catalogue, No. 22 ; it was in the 1820 catalogue, No. 116 (Sm. valued it in 1834 at ^420) ; mentioned by Waagen (ii. 168). 83. Landscape with a Cottage. Sm. 18. At the side is a cottage within a fence. A shepherd sits on the grass tending his flock. A cow lies on the ground. In the centre is a horse. Probably dated 1652 or 1653, according to the Braamcamp catalogue, which says that the artist painted it at the age of sixteen ; canvas, 14 inches by 13 inches. Sale. Gerard Braamcamp, Amsterdam, July 31, 1771, No. 239 (210 florins, J. Yver). 84. A Cottage with Cattle in a Landscape. In front is a horse, with a cow lying down. Beyond are sheep. Canvas, 12 inches by 14^ inches. Sale. Caspar van Citters, Rotterdam, July i, 1811, No. 5. 85. A Barn with a Girl and Sheep in front. Outside a barn, a girl with a basket sits near some sheep. Hills in the distance. [Probably a copy or replica of 79 (Amsterdam).] Panel, 12 inches by 15 inches. Sales. Amsterdam, May 24, 1815, No. 113 (12 florins 15, Koopman). Amsterdam, July 31, 1820, No. 144. 86. Goats, Sheep, and a Woman. A goat standing and another lying down in a landscape. Beyond, near a cottage, is a woman with sheep. Canvas, 10 inches by 12 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 30, 1821, No. 151 (93 florins, Engelberts). VOL. IV 21