190 AELBERT CUYP SECT. Signed on the rudder, A. Cuyp ; panel, 24 inches by 30 inches. A clever copy was in the Dutch Exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 1904, No. 332, lent by H. Pfungst. Mentioned by Waagen (ii. 279). Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1890, No. 80. In the collection of the Earl of Carlisle, Castle Howard. 634. VIEW OF DORDRECHT. From the northern bank of the Maas. The river, alive with ships, fills the middle distance and back- ground. In the centre a sailing-boat moves forward slowly j to the right is the town with its church. In the foreground to the left, on a little tongue of land, are two men, one standing up, the other seated ; both have their backs to the spectator. It is the best of the master's early works. It was formerly attributed to Van Goyen. It is enamel-like in colouring, and very light in tone. Panel, 20 inches by 34 inches. Purchased in London, 1892, at the sale of an anonymous collector. In the collection of the late Alfred Thieme, Leipzig, Von Bode's catalogue, No. 17. 635. THE FERRY BY THE RIVERSIDE. A party are waiting for the ferry-boat to take them to the town opposite. An early work. Signed in the water, A. cuyp ; panel, 17 inches by 28 J inches. Exhibited at Leipzig, 1889, No. 44. In the collection of the late Alfred Thieme, Leipzig. 636. The Maas at Dordrecht in a Storm. The town is on the right. In the foreground is a coaster ; its large sail is reefed. Two other ships are on the left, and a rowing-boat is near the bank on the right. A stormy sky. Signed in full on the right ; panel, 19 inches by 29 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1887, No. 50, by W. C. Alexander. In the collection of W. C. Alexander, London. 637. THE FERRY-BOAT. Sm. 247. At the landing-place on the left is the ferry-boat, broadside on ; it fills most of the picture. Its main-sail hangs loosely on deck. Among the numerous passengers are four or five persons of distinction, and a drummer. A boat laden with passengers is in the wake of the ferry-boat ; beyond is a coaster coming up in full sail. The river is alive with shipping. A bright evening after showers. Panel, 49 inches by 57 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (ii. 20). Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1819, 1826, 1827. In the Royal collection, Buckingham Palace, No. 140 ; it was in the Royal collection, 1834 (Sm.). 638. A RIVER LANDSCAPE. Two boats in the foreground i in one of them are two men. On the right is the wooded bank, with a
