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which is bounded by high lands. An over-shot watermill
stands on its banks. In a meadow, forming the foreground
of the picture, are two cows, and about eight goats; two of
the latter are playfully butting each other; the herdsman
sits on the bole of a slanting tree, playing on a pipe.
1 ft. by 1 ft. 6 in.-P. (octagon.)

Collection of Benjamin West, P.R.S. 1824. (bought in.)
Second sale, in 1831, .

Now in the collection of Samuel Rogers, Esq.

91 gs.

12. A Landscape exhibiting a hilly country, remarkable for a high mound near the centre of the view, around which a herd of oxen and goats are passing, and approaching a river which winds through a distant valley. Close to the front are a lady and a gentleman in conversation with a peasant, the latter of whom points to some distant object. A little retired from these is a cowboy seated on a bank, playing on a pipe. Painted for a person at Naples.

1 ft. by 1 ft. 6 in.-P. (octagon.)

13. Villagers Dancing. The subject is introduced in the foreground of a landscape of a richly verdant aspect, watered by a river which flows along the base of the distant mountains, and is crossed by a bridge composed of a single arch. Among the most conspicuous of the jocund party, which consists of eleven persons, or a couple dancing in graceful movement to the music of a bagpipe, a flute, and a tambourine, played by two men and a woman, grouped, together with other persons, near a tall and slender slanting tree. On the opposite side of the picture are a lady and gentleman on horseback, and a dismounted sportsman standing by the side of a mule. Near these is a gentleman leading his partner forward, to join in

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the dance. Around are seen numerous cattle browsing in the adjacent pastures, and on either side of the river are buildings among trees. Painted for Pope Urban VIII, 1669. Engraved by Parboni, Wilson, and Lowry, 1784; also by Chatalain, Vivares, and Haldenwang.-See Nos. 241, 262, and 338. 3 ft. 8 in. by 4 ft. 6 in.-C.

Valued by the Experts du Musée, 1816. 100,000 fs. 40007. Now in the Louvre.

14. The Combatants. An Italian seaport represented under the appearance of a glowing sunset. The view offers on the right a portion of a villa with a Doric portico, entered by a flight of circular steps, and having a spacious esplanade in front; from whence the eye looks to a magnificent palace, with four square towers and a flight of steps at its side; still more remote are seen a beacon and a Roman tower, or fort, commanding the entrance to the harbour. Several large vessels and a great number of boats give a commercial appearance to the scene, which is rendered additionally animated by the introduction of groups of merchants and others, distributed along the shore in front; among these is seen conspicuously, two men struggling together, and one has thrown his adversary down. Painted for Pope Urban VIII. This picture is admirably engraved by Le Bas.

15. The Piping Herdsman. The view offers a pastoral scene, exhibiting on the left an open level country, watered by

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a river which is divided by a tongue of land. The opposite side is bounded by clusters of trees and bushes, forming the boundary of a meadow, in which are two cows and the same number of sheep and goats. The herdsman, very scantily clad, is seated at the foot of a large tree on the right and front, playing on a pipe. Painted for Monseigneur Rospigliosi.

16. Travellers taking their Repast on the Banks of a River. This beautiful scene represents a well-wooded country, divided obliquely by a river, crossed by two bridges, the nearest being formed of three arches. In this pleasant spot a number of travellers have halted to refresh; among them is a party of five assembled under the shade of some lofty trees on the right; three of these are seated, with their provisions laid out on the grass. Three women are on the bank of the river, getting water; another traveller, leading his beast, is approaching. In addition to these may be noticed, two men on the bridge; one is seated, and appears to be drawing a boy bathing; more distant are two men on mules, and one in front receding from the spectator. Painted for M. Perochet, at Paris.

A seaport remarkable
At the side are a vessel

17. Three Men lifting Packages. for a large Roman tower on the left. and a boat, lying on the sands; from thence the eye looks over a sandy coast to some distant hills, which form the bay. On the opposite side are two vessels and two boats, only the halves of which are observable in the picture. Three men, one of whom is placing a package on the back of another, are in front; and beyond them is a fourth, pulling a boat in shore. Painted for a person at Paris.

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18. A Man and Woman driving Cattle to Pasture. The view represents a hilly country diversified with a few fir and other trees, and divided by a river flowing nearly parallel with the front ground, through the whole extent of the scene. Close to the front are a man and a woman, the latter of whom holds up the skirt of her dress; the man has a stick on his shoulder, driving before them three oxen and two goats, the foremost of which are descending a bank to pass a rivulet. 1 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft.-C.

Now in the collection of the Duke of Portland.

19. A Seaport. This picture may be distinguished by a lofty entrance gate, of Roman architecture, composed of pilasters, and adorned with bas-reliefs of figures, placed on the left of the view, having a dilapidated pavement in front of it, and a vessel moored on its farther side; three men are on the shore in front; one carries a trunk on his back, and a second is seated looking at two men in a boat; from thence the eye looks to a large Roman tower, beyond which are seen two large vessels, and still more remote may be descried a town sheltered by hills. Painted for M. Perochet, at Paris.

20. Three Women conducting a Herd of Cattle along a Road. The view represents an open and undulated country, under the appearance of sunset. A cluster of trees stand conspicuous on a knoll, near the centre; a little retired from which is a river flowing obliquely through the country, crossed on the right by a bridge, composed of two arches; beyond this is seen an over-shot watermill, the wheel of which is supplied, with water from a spout laid across a road from an adjacent

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eminence. The scene may be further identified by three women, one of whom is on a mule driving a herd of oxen and goats down a road towards the front. Etched by the artist. Painted for a person at Paris.

Collection of Willett Willett, Esq., 1813.

221 gs.

21. The Wood Splitters. The view is chiefly remarkable for a spacious river covering a large portion of the right, and is bounded in the distance by some hills, one of which is surmounted with buildings; on the same side, and front, are two boats and a skiff; in the former of which, four men are occupied loading it with wood; one of the men is in the act of chopping it, a second is picking it up, and two others are crossing a plank with a quantity to load a boat. The left of the picture is adorned with clusters of trees, some of which grow on an eminence forming a bank to the river.

3 ft. 2 in. by 4 ft. 3 in.-C. (about.)

631.

Collection of M. Danoot, Brussels, 1828. 700 flo. The following note, inserted in the catalogue of the sale, accounts for the smallness of the price for which it sold.

"Ce tableau, un des plus capitaux du maître, a malheureusement souffert dans quelques parties, mais il y en a de parties qui sont d'un grand beauté.”

22. A Peasant milking a Goat. This picture offers on the left a spacious river, on the further bank of which, is an overshot watermill, and a building composed of a round tower, situate among trees. On the same side and front, is a large boat with two men in it, and a third, carrying a piece of timber, is crossing a plank to enter the boat. A peasant milking a goat, two other animals of the same kind, and some fragments of architecture, give effect to the foreground on the right; on