vii AELBERT CUYP 163 534^. Halt of Travellers. Signed. Sale. Madame J. van der Hoop and others, Rotterdam, October 13, 1864, No. 301. 534f. Riders at an Inn. A cavalier on a chestnut horse, another on a grey, and a woman, in front of an inn. Sale. Hinds, London, 1870 (252, Nieuwenhuys). 535. Leaving the Inn. A cavalier on a bay horse, to the left of whom stand two or three other persons, draws rein near a river, waiting for his groom to pay the innkeeper's bill. The groom's horse drinks from a trough, near which sits a man holding a mug of beer. In the middle distance is the inn ; beyond the river in the distance are the houses and church towers of a country town. Canvas. Sale. Lemaitre, Paris, March 5, 1874, No. 9. 535*7. Leaving the Inn. The horsemen are pulling on their boots. Sale. Barnett, London, 1881 (735, Lesser). 536. Horses at an Inn. A cavalier stands behind a grey horse. Farther away, in the centre, are two black horses in front of an inn ; one is held by a man. In the distance are three other figures. There are buildings at each side. Panel, n inches by 16 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1884, No. 1 1 8. Then in the collection of Lord Mount Temple, Broadlands, 1884. 537. Gentlemen halting at a Roadside Inn. Sm. 218. One cavalier, in yellow with a plumed hat, rides a grey horse. To his right stands another man. A third, on a dark horse, is on the farther side of the group. The host is pouring out a glass of liquor. In the centre of the road is a fourth cavalier on a prancing grey. Beyond are a horse and cart going towards a town. In the distance is a little archway. Near the inn on the left are two women and a boy playing with a dog. On the right an old woman is buying at a booth. [Pendant to 531. See 537^]. Signed, in the left-hand bottom corner, A. C. ; panel, 15 inches by 19^ inches. In the collection of John Newington Hughes, 1834 (Sm.) ; sold in London, April 14, 1848. Sale. Denison, London, June 6, 1885 (107 : 2s., Mrs. Joseph). In the collection of Mrs. Joseph, London, since 1885 ; there entitled "A Riding-School." 537<2. Horsemen at an Inn. [Probably identical with 531. See 537-J 15 inches by 19^ inches. Sale. London, 1885 (^107) according to Art Sales.
