620 PAULUS POTTER SECT. right, beside a young herdsman with curly hair, dressed in a green jacket and red breeches, who cuts a twig from an old willow. In front of the man lie sheep and a ram. To the left, behind the brown cow, are a dappled grey horse and a bay horse, both facing left. Other cattle are seen on the extensive pasture beyond. On the horizon are hills. In the sky to the left are great grey clouds, which move towards the right where the sky is still a pure blue. Signed in full on the left at foot, and dated 1653 5 panel, 39 inches by 50^ inches. On the back, "Paulus Potter, 1653," with the painter's arms, is scratched on the panel. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1890, No. 88. In the possession of the London dealer Martin Colnaghi, 1890. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1899, No. 36. Sale. C. Sedelmeyer, Paris, May 25, 1907, No. 154 (22,100 francs). In the collection of Henri Heugel, Paris. 760. Landscape with Cows and Horses. Panel, 22 inches by 32 inches. In the collection of Gerard Braamcamp, Amsterdam, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 507); but not in the sale of 1771. j6b. Cows, Horses, Sheep, and Figures. In a very fine land- scape. [Possibly identical with 75 (National Gallery).] 22j inches by 20 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, May II, 1756 (Terw. 137), No. n (1700 florins). j6c. Cows, a Horse, and an Ass in a Meadow. In the left foreground a cow and an ass lie at the foot of a tall tree near a broken fence. On the right stands a sleepy piebald horse, facing the spectator in a foreshortened view. In the background of a flat pasture is a large town. Signed in full ; panel, 9 inches by 9 inches. Sale. D'Eve and others, Cologne, March 20, 1899, No. 112. 77. Landscape with Animals. Canvas, 36^ inches by 48 inches. Mentioned in a letter written to Count Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie, Stockholm, on September 17, 1652, by J. C. Danneux, who offers to sell him the picture, and states that Potter swore he had worked on it for five months without interruption, but that he was ready to dispose of it for 400 francs to make his name known in Sweden. See Qud Holland, 1886, p. 270. J. Six, in Onze Kunst, suggested that it might be identical with 52 (Louvre) after being cut down in size. 77*. Landscape with Cattle. 26 inches by 18 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 7, 1734 (Hoet, i. 409), No. 7 (585 florins). ^. Cows and other Cattle.
