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xvi PAULUS POTTER 645 129*7. Pigs. From life. Sale. Amsterdam, September 22, 1694 (Hoet, i. 19), No. 20 (12 florins 15). 129^. Two Pigs. 13 inches by 18 inches. Sale. Seger Tierens, The Hague, July 23, 1743 (Hoet, ii. 106), No. 131 (21 florins 10). 129^. Pigs lying down. 12 inches by 17 inches. Sale. David letswaart, Amsterdam, April 22, 1749 (Hoet, ii. 241), No. 45 (14 florins). . Two Pigs lying together. Canvas, I2| inches by 18 inches. In the Kassel Academy, 1783, No. 52 ; but not now at Kassel. 1 29*?. Pigs. With a dog, near a cottage, in front of which a peasant pulls up his horse and cart. Panel, 15 inches by 12 inches. In the Kassel Academy, 1783, No. 103 ; but not now at Kassel. I29/ Sheep and Pigs in front of a Cottage. A herdsman, stick in hand, comes with his dog out of the door. Near a tree are some sheep. Pigs lie in front. In the distance is a wooded landscape with figures and cattle. Catalogued as by Potter and J. Wijnants. Canvas, 20 inches by 16^ inches. Sale. H. Muilman, Amsterdam, April 12, 1813, No. 1 88. Pigs, Geese, and Figures. In a flat landscape. Two men sit resting in front near a tree and a hedge. Sale. Amsterdam, October 5, 1813, No. 14 (29 florins, Hulswit). i29/z. A Herd of Swine. Some lie on the ground. Others are driven away by a peasant. Panel, 17^ inches by 22 inches. Sale. J. A. Brentano, Amsterdam, May 13, 1822, No. 271 (900 florins). 130. A Pig. W. 20. Lying asleep at the foot of a willow. Signed, P. Potter; panel, io| inches by 13^ inches. Sales. Rotterdam, April 26, 1830, No. 48 (176 florins, De Lelie). The widow of H. F. V. Usselino, born Tollens, Amsterdam, January 30, 1866, No. 93 (1350 florins, Caramelli). 131. THE SPANIEL. W. 12. It stands facing left in the fore- ground of a landscape. In the distance is a sportsman with a couple of dogs. To the right are trees. In spite of the full signature, W. Burger and Westrheene wrongly regarded the picture as a modern copy. Signed in full on the left at foot, and dated 1653 ; panel, 7 inches by inches.