!8 AELBERT CUYP SECT. quay to the left. In the right foreground is a ferry-boat, alongside of which is a rowing-boat with two officers ; another boat, carrying some commanding officers and three trumpeters, comes past. In the back- ground is Dordrecht. It is a fine summer evening. " Both this and the preceeding (30) are glorious examples of art and of inestimable value " (Sm.). [Pendant to 30.] Signed, A. Cuyp ; canvas, 45^ inches by 66 inches. Sale. J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 70 (1825 florins, Reus). In the collection of Six van Hillegora, Amsterdam, 1834 (Sm.). In the collection of the late Baron Ferdinand von Rothschild, Waddesdon Manor. 360. Prince Frederick Henry with the Dutch Fleet off Dordrecht. 14 inches by 22 inches. Sale. Hendrick van dcr Vugt, Amsterdam, April 27, 1745 (Hoet, ii. 1 60), No. 54 (13 florins 15). 36^. A Man of Rank embarking. Sm. Suppl. 44. On the Maas at Dordrecht ; the church and part of the town are seen in the distance. It is a fine summer afternoon. A man of rank, attended by several gentlemen and three trumpeters, is being rowed, from right to left, towards a ferry-boat, alongside of which is a rowing-boat. On the ferry- boat is a drummer. Numerous transports lie off the shore, beyond the town. Panel, 16 inches by 23 inches. In the possession of Chaplin, shortly before 1842 (Sm.). 36*:. An Embarkation. Panel, 15 inches by 23 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1872, No. 199. In the collection of the Duke of Bucclcuch, 1872. 37. A Dutch Merchant having his Wares unpacked. Sm. 256. A Dutch merchant, followed by three dogs, superintends the unpacking of his wares on the river-bank. He speaks to a man holding a basket on a case. Another man bends over another case, to unpack it. There are brambles and docks in the foreground, which is in shadow ; one dog is lapping in a pool. The two standing figures are relieved against the clear sky and the water, which is dotted with numerous boats. Beyond is seen a village. 24 inches by 39^ inches. Mentioned by W. Burger, Trisors a' Art en Angleterre, p. 270. Exhibited at Manchester, 1857, No. 717. In the collection of Edward Lloyd, Manchester, 1834 (Sm.) and 1857. 38. A. WINE-MERCHANT'S SIGN. Painted on both sides. On one side, two merchants are conversing near a harbour, while a man
