486 ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE SECT. MAID. On a meadow in front are three cows, standing or lying down, with sheep and rams. A woman milks a cow. A herdsman lies asleep on the grass. To the right is a leafless tree covered with ivy. On the left are clumps of trees. A river flows across the whole width. Beyond are house-roofs. A fine cloudy sky. [Possibly identical with 104.] Canvas, 13 inches by 17 inches. In the collection of Douglas Grant. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer. In the collection of the late Adolphe Schloss, Paris. 102. MILKING-TIME. Bushes in a pasture, with an Italian house in the centre distance. In the right foreground is a clump of two trees. In the centre a reddish-brown and white cow walks to the right through a pool, in full sunlight. A woman carrying a milk-pail follows her. In shadow to the right, behind the cow, lies another, of a reddish-brown colour. To the left are two sheep lying down, and a horse, in profile to the left, drinking. A view of rising ground. [Possibly identical with iO3/~; 112 is a replica with variations. Compare 114.] Signed in full on the left at foot, and dated 1667 ; panel, 9^ inches by u inches. On the back is a cutting from a French sale-catalogue, in which the picture had a number ending with i. Sales. Auguste Stevens, Paris, May i, 1867. Vicomte de Buisseret, Brussels, April 29, 1891, No. 119 (7100 francs, Colnaghi) ; said to be signed " A. V. V." on the tree to the right. In the collection of P. A. B. Widener, Philadelphia, 1900 catalogue, No. 272. 103. COWS AND SHEEP AT PASTURE. Sm. 152. A woman milks a cow in front. A herdsman lies asleep on the ground, with his dog beside him. A view over a meadow, bounded by a canal, beyond which are gardens and arbours. In front there are in all three cows, eight sheep, and a goat. A very fine work. In the style of the fine Berlin picture (80), but somewhat darker. Canvas, 13! inches by i8| inches. A copy of the left half is in the Vienna Hofmuseum, 1906 catalogue, No. 1330- In the collection of Count Czernin von Chudenitz, Vienna, No. 184; it was there in 1834 (Sm., who valued it at 210). 1030. A Girl milking a Cow. Sale. Petronella de la Court, Amsterdam, October 19, 1707 (Hoet, i. 106), No. 34 (305 florins). 103^. Landscape with Animals and a Milkmaid. Excep- tionally fine. Salf. Amsterdam, May 25, 1712 (Hoet, i. 143), No. i (260 florins). i03<r. A Woman milking a Goat. With other animals and figures.
