Page:Hofstede de Groot catalogue raisonné, Volume 4, 1912.djvu/552

53 8 ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE SECT. 284. A Herdsman caressing his Dog. Sm. 145. In a meadow are a grey horse, a cow, two sheep, and a goat. Near the goat sits the herdsman playing with his dog. Panel, io| inches by 13 inches. In the collection of Earl de Grey, 1834 (Sm.). 285. Cattle in a Landscape. Sm. 40. A stream flows along the front of a shady landscape. On the bank sits a woman in a red skirt, looking down. Near her a red cow grazes. On her left is a dog. Be- hind her are several sheep and a goat. In the right middle distance lie a cow and a sheep. On the left cattle stand near a tree. The view is bounded by bushy trees, above which rises a tower. Signed, and dated 1671 ; canvas, 12 inches by 16 inches. Sales. Jan Tak, Soeterwoude, September 5, 1781, No. 13 (740 florins). Amsterdam, July 1 1, 1798, No. 101 said to be on panel. James Akers, London, 1815 (^105). Marquess of Blandford, London, 1820 (jCgo : 6s.). M. Huybens, London, 1822 (jiio : 55.). In the collection of James Smith, Ashlyns, 1834 (Sm.). 286. Landscape with Cattle. Sm. 10. In the foreground of a hilly and wooded landscape a yellowish-red cow drinks at a stream. A dun cow with a white face lies on a bank. Three sheep are at the edge of the stream. Near the dun cow lie a ram and a sheep ; beyond them a goat browses. In a shady spot a young man and a woman sit together at the foot of a tree. " An exquisitely painted picture " (Sm.). Signed, and dated 1670 j canvas, 17^ inches by 16 inches. Sales. Julienne, Paris, March 30, 1767 (ion francs). Madame de Bandeville, Paris, December 3, 1787 (2001 francs). Coders and M. D , Paris, February 9, 1789 (2555 francs). Claude Tolozan, Paris, February 23, 1801 (3005 francs). Lapeyriere, Paris, April 14, 1817 (5000 francs). In the collection of Colonel H. Baillie, London, 1834 (Sm., who valued it ttjCsis)- 287. Cattle at Pasture. Sm. 97. A green meadow with many trees, bounded by hills. In the foreground is a herdsman with two cows, sheep, and a goat. Rain-clouds in the sky. " A free and tasteful produc- tion "(Sm.). Dated 1666 ; panel, 8 inches by io| inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1822. In the collection of Paignon Dijonval, bought as a whole in 1821 by Thomas Emmerson. Sales. Joseph Barchard, London, 1826 (101) ; afterwards bought by Sm. (for 150). John Smith, London, 1828 (152 : 55.). In the collection of Charles Bredel, London, 1834 (Sm.). 288. Rustic Courtship. Sm. 160. A stream flows along the front of a wooded landscape. In the water a red cow with a white face stands in profile. On the farther bank lie three sheep and a lamb. Farther away