xv ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE 537 280^. Two Sheep and a Cow lying in a Meadow. Panel, 12 inches by io| inches. Sale. P. J. de Marneffe, Brussels, May 24, 1830, No. 326 (14. florins, Etienne Le Roy). 281. A Pastoral Scene (or, Rustic Courtship). Sm. 102. On the right a river flows along the front in the shade of trees. In the pasture are three cows, two sheep, two lambs, and a goat. A bright red cow with a white face stands in the stream. A mouse-coloured cow is beyond it. The third cow lies on the left. Farther away a herdsman sits on the ground, embracing a girl. Signed, and dated 1667 ; canvas, 24 inches by 22 inches. Sale. John Maitland, London, 1831 (262 : ios., Woodburn). 281*7. A Rustic Scene. At a stream in front two sheep and an ox are drinking. Farther away a cow and sheep lie on the grass. The shep- herdess sits on the ground, leaning her elbow on a tree-stump. Great trees on the horizon. Panel, 6 inches by 8 inches. Sale. Sebastian Erard, Paris, April 23, 1832, No. 161 (201 francs). 282. A Pasture with Cattle. Sm. 95. A horse, four cows, a goat, and two sheep graze in a pasture near a broad river or lake, at which several animals are drinking. Amid the trees are seen a cottage and the roofs of a mansion. Sunlight breaks through a great cloud. Panel, 13 inches by i6 inches. Sales. R. de Saint-Victor, Paris, November 26, 1822, No. 161 (3200 francs). Sebastien Erard, Paris, April 23, 1832, No. 159 (700 francs, bought in). 282*7. Landscape with a Herdsman, Cows, and Sheep. 12 inches by 16 inches. Sale. John Clerk of Elgin, Edinburgh, March 14, 1833, No. 107 (6$ : 55.). 283. Cattle at Sunset. Sm. 147. In a valley at sunset cows and sheep are resting. Near a great tree in the centre distance a seated herds- man converses with a shepherdess, who stands carrying a basket on her arm, with a dog at her side. A red cow with a white face lies in front of the tree, near a sheep and a lamb. Beyond them is a dark cow. At the side a goat suckles a kid. Signed, and dated 1670 (Sm.) ; panel, io| inches by 8| inches. Sale. J. Goll van Franckenstein, Amsterdam, July I, 1833, No. 78 (175$ florins, Idsinga). 283*7. A Pastoral Scene. In a hilly landscape a herdsman sits beside a tree. Near him stands a woman. In front lie a red spotted calf, two sheep, and other animals. Canvas, 14 inches by 13 inches. Sale. J. Goll van Franckenstein, Amsterdam, July I, 1833, No. 79 (300 florins, Engelberts).
