vii AELBERT CUYP 135 In the collection of A. Strasser, Vienna. In the collection of T. Humphry Ward, London, 1903. 441. A Herd of Cows with a Herdsman and a Rider. A pasture stretches away to a hill in the right distance, with a ruined castle at its foot. In the foreground are eight cows ; four are standing with their heads to the right, four are lying down. The herdsman, standing on the left, points out the way to a gentleman on horseback beside him. The horseman wears a velvet jacket with lace, a plumed hat, and a sword in a bandolier. He points with his riding-whip to the left, where in the distance are a river and a ruined tower. To the right, behind the herdsman, is a girl wearing a white cap and carrying a basket on her left arm. In the Ross collection, Montreal. 442. LANDSCAPE WITH COWS, HERDSMEN AND TRAVELLERS : EVENING. A broad road leads along a river- bank from the middle of the distance to the left foreground. In the centre cows are lying down or standing under trees. A woman seated converses with a man standing before her to the left, beside whom is a boy. In the left foreground a woman with a child in her arms is riding on an ass led by an old man (possibly the Flight into Egypt). In the middle distance to the right is a steep wall of rock, rising into a hill at the back. Signed in the left-hand bottom corner, A. C. ; panel, 18 inches by 23 inches. Sales. Mrs. Edward Romilly, London, 1878. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 9, 1881, No. 247. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of 300 Paintings," 1898, No. 10. In the collection of the late Rodolphe Kann, Paris, bought as a whole, August 1907, by the London dealers Duveen Brothers ; 1907 catalogue, No. 34. 443. GIRL 9N A GREY HORSE, COWS AND HERDS- MEN. In the right foreground is a herd of cows with two herdsmen. A young man in red leads towards the front a grey horse on which a girl is seated. To the left is a ruin. It is very sunny, especially in the distance. A fine picture of Cuyp's best period. In the collection of Sergei Stroganoff, St. Petersburg. 444. A HORSEMAN, COWS, AND OTHER OBJECTS. In a hilly landscape. A large picture. In the collection of Lord Leconfield, Petworth. 445. LANDSCAPE WITH COWS AND HERDSMEN.- On the right is a horseman, near high trees. To the left is a low hill with a distant view j on the farther bank of a stream stands a round tower. In the collection of the late A. Rothschild, Vienna.
