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xvi PAULUS POTTER 613 55/ A Red and White Ox and Four Sheep. On the left near a fence. Panel, 13 inches by n inches. Sale. Madame Lenglier, Paris, March 10, 1788 (200 francs) seeCh. Blanc, ii. 120. 56. Three Cows and a Sheep on a Bank. Sm. 24 ; W. ii. 9. In the middle distance is a waggon with four horses ; in the distance is a village. Panel, 16 inches by 23 inches. Sales. Gerard Braamcamp, Amsterdam, July 31, 1771, No. 170 (1300 florins, Yver). C. Alexandre de Calonne, London, March 26, 1795, No. 104 (325 : los. or j3io, according to Sm.) see Buchanan, i. 256. 56*7. Three Oxen and a Sheep. In front a red and white spotted ox rubs against a tree. Near it a sheep and two oxen lie on the ground. In the distance is a waggon with four horses. Panel, 16 inches by 20 inches. Sales. G. J. de Servais, Malines, July 21, 1775, No. 103 (251 florins). M. T. Wittebol and De Labistraeten, Antwerp, June 19, 1804, No. 133 (160 florins). 56^. Cows and Sheep in the Wood at The Hague. [Possibly identical with 57 and 62.] Sales. Countess of Holderness, London, March 6, 1 802. Edward Coxe, London, April 23, 1807 (698). 56^. Two Cows and a Sheep. The cows, which stand, are light brown with white spots. The sheep is lying down. Farther back a peasant walks along. Signed, P. Potter ; panel, 9 inches by io| inches. Sales. J. B. Fratacolla, Amsterdam, April 26, 1813, No. 49 (14 florins 10, Reyers). W. Reyers, Amsterdam, September 21, 1814, No. 122 (23 florins, Dupre). 57. Six Cows and Three Sheep in the Wood. Sm. 77 ; W. 46. In front are six cows and three sheep. On the right a man sits on a bench between two trees. On the left the turret of a house rises above the trees. The animals are subordinate to the landscape. [Possibly identical with 56^ and 62.] Panel, 9 inches by n inches. In the collection of William Wells, Redleaf, 1834 (Sm.). 57. Cattle and Sheep with a Herdsman. In front a herdsman with a dog tends a cow, a bull, and some sheep. In the middle distance are cottages. Canvas, 36 inches by 41 inches. Sale. Comte F. de Robiano, Brussels, May i, 1837, No. 530 (520 francs, Malleck).