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624 PAULUS POTTER SECT. back, a yellow cow, seen from the back in a three-quarter view, and a ram stand in the water, in which they too are reflected. Beyond are about a dozen boys bathing ; some are in the water and others on the bank. On the extreme left of the middle distance a coach, drawn by six horses and preceded by two runners, passes to the right along a road lined with tall and slender trees. Beyond the road are seen the castle of Binkhorst, the village of Rijswijk, and on the horizon in the distance the outline of Delft. In the right middle distance, near a farm, a woman milks a black cow ; a man leans on the cow and converses with the woman. Beside them to the right stands a white cow with a black face, while to the left lies a yellow cow, seen from the back. Farther to the left are another cow and two sheep. Signed in full on the cottage to the right, and dated 1648 ; panel, 17! inches by 24^ inches. Engraved by Fortier and Pauquet. A copy by J. B. H. Thier was in the sale : G. van der Pot, Rotterdam, June 6, 1808, No. 127 (160 florins, Roelfsema). In the De Wolff collection, according to Hoet. In the collection of G. van Slingeland, The Hague. In the collection of the Stadtholder William V. In the Louvre, Paris, 1795-1815. In the Royal Gallery, The Hague, 1910 catalogue, No. 138. 82. THE WOOD AT THE HAGUE, WITH COWS, SHEEP, AND FIGURES. In front two cows drink at a stream. Farther back is a coach with two horses. To the left is an inn, with a cart in front. Cows and sheep under the trees. A good picture with small figures. Signed in full on the left at foot, and dated 1650 ; panel, 16 inches by 15 inches. In the Esterhazy collection, Vienna, 1835 catalogue, No. 26. Sale. Esterhazy, Paris (18,000 francs). In the Louvre, Paris, 1903 catalogue, No. 2529. 83. Two Cows beside a Stream. Trees. If genuine, a very early work, dating from about 1645. Signed at foot ; panel, 18 inches by 25 inches. In the collection of Sir Frederick Cook, Bart., Richmond, No. 144. 84. Cattle standing and lying down. In a hilly landscape with trees. On the right the herdsman sits on the bank of a stream, on which are boats. Sunlight. Panel, 15 inches by 21 inches. Sales. J. van den Berg, Amsterdam, July 29, 1776, No. 61. J. Odon, Amsterdam, September 6, 1784, No. 45. 840. Cows by a Stream. Panel, 15 inches by 19^ inches. Sale. B. C. Thienpont, The Hague, March 28, 1778, No. 30 (21 florins).