xvi PAULUS POTTER 601 In the collection of Lord Francis Egerton, Bridgewater House, 1834 (Sm., who valued it at $6j : ios.). In the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere, Bridgewater House, London, 1892 catalogue, No. 208. 28. A YOUNG BULL AND TWO COWS IN A MEADOW. Sm. 70 ; W. 24. On a bank in the centre foreground a black and white spotted cow lies facing right. On the left, behind her, near an old willow, stands a young red bull, turned in a three-quarter view towards the left foreground. On the right, farther back, stands a yellow cow with its head turned away. Away to the left in the rolling dunes a waggon with two grey horses goes to the right. Beyond are trees. Two birds flying in the sky. "This very admirable picture is painted with a broad free pencil ; the animals are finely drawn, and its general effect is uncommonly good " (Sm.). Signed in full, and dated 1649 ; panel, 27^ inches by 25 inches. Engraved by J. Ph. Le Bas in the Le Brun Gallery. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1826-27 ; and at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1892, No. 94. In the Crozat collection (Sm., who says that it was bought from this collec- tion for j 300). Sales. J. van der Marck, Amsterdam, August 25, 1773, No. 246 (2100 florins, Fouquet). Servad, Amsterdam, June 25, 1778, No. 73 (2510 florins, Collert). Bar. van Balle, Paris, 1781 (5860 francs) see Ch. Blanc, ii. 31. In the Royal collection, London, 1834 (Sm., who valued it at, perhaps, 1000). In the Royal collection, Buckingham Palace, London, 1885 catalogue, No. 113. 29. THREE COWS IN A MEADOW. Sm. 83, and Suppl. 27 ; W. ii. 27. On a bank to the right a red and white cow is lying down, and a speckled cow stands a little beyond her. Farther away to the left a grey cow, seen from the back, is grazing. Plants and rushes at the side. The sky betokens rain. [Pendant to 317.] Signed in full, and dated 1646 ; panel, 10 inches by 12 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1884, No. 125. Sales. Pook and Theodorus van Pee, The Hague, May 23, 1747, No. 20 (55 florins). J. Goll van Franckenstein, Amsterdam, July i, 1833, No. 62 (2835 florins, Roos). In the collection of Baron Nagell van Ampsen, The Hague, 1842 (Sm.). Sales. A. W. C. Baron Nagell van Ampsen, The Hague, September 5, 1851, No. 51 (5000 florins, Chaplin). Braine, London, 1857 (.619 : ios., Earl of Normanton). In the collection of the Earl of Normanton, London. 30. THREE COWS IN A MEADOW. Sm. 21 ; W. 62 and 67. On the right, in front of an oak and a fence, lies a light-coloured cow, chewing the. cud, with closed eyes. Behind her stands a black cow, seen from the back. In the left centre a white and red spotted cow is grazing, in profile to the right. In the left distance is a pleasant pasture,
