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THE QUEEN’S GALLERY.
156 Cattle in a Woody Landscape.—In the foreground 6
a stream of water ; a woman, leaning on a heifer, con-
verses with a shepherd ; a dog and a goat are drinking ; a
cow and a calf are lying down. A beautiful bit of quiet
pastoral life. Dated 1668. Purchased in 1810, for 7650
florins (688Z.), from the collection of Smeth van Alpen.
Purchased by George IV. in 1811.*
2 ft. 1 in. by 2 ft. 7 in. (Smith’s Cat. 5)
157 The Shepherd.—In a woody landscape, a shepherd is 7
watching his flock, and reposing under trees illumined by
the evening sun; his dog is by his side. In the foreground
an ass and two red cows are lying down. A composition
of idyllic beauty; a late picture of the master.
P. 1 ft. 2 in. by 1 ft. 4|. (Smith’s Cat. 112.)
VANDER VELDE (Wilhelm, the younger), b. 1633; d. 1707.
[As a painter of small sea pieces never yet equalled. In his best
pictures the liquid motion of the waves, the buoyant movement of the
vessels which float upon them, the gradations of light and distance,
the breezy air and suspended clouds, are rendered with the utmost
feeling for general truth and nature, and the most wonderful delicacy
of execution. He and his father, the elder Vander Velde, were for
several years in England in the service of Charles IL]
158 A Calm.—A sea coast, enlivened by vessels at various 1
distances, grouped and disposed with the most picturesque
effect. In the foreground, on the right, a yacht, with the
richly-gilt stern towards the spectator, and on the right, two
fishermen in the water, busied about their boats. In
another boat a man is seated, smoking his pipe. One of
the most perfect pictures of the kind existing. Dated
1669, when Vander Velde was in his twenty-sixth year.
Sold in 1811, from the collection of Smeth van Alpen, for
2701.
P. 2 ft. by 2 ft. 4J in. (Smith’s Cat. 82.)
* At the nominal price of 1800 guineas. Many other pictures put up at La
Fontaine’s sale, having been previously purchased by the King, were bought in
at immense nominal prices.
THE QUEEN’S GALLERY.
156 Cattle in a Woody Landscape.—In the foreground 6
a stream of water ; a woman, leaning on a heifer, con-
verses with a shepherd ; a dog and a goat are drinking ; a
cow and a calf are lying down. A beautiful bit of quiet
pastoral life. Dated 1668. Purchased in 1810, for 7650
florins (688Z.), from the collection of Smeth van Alpen.
Purchased by George IV. in 1811.*
2 ft. 1 in. by 2 ft. 7 in. (Smith’s Cat. 5)
157 The Shepherd.—In a woody landscape, a shepherd is 7
watching his flock, and reposing under trees illumined by
the evening sun; his dog is by his side. In the foreground
an ass and two red cows are lying down. A composition
of idyllic beauty; a late picture of the master.
P. 1 ft. 2 in. by 1 ft. 4|. (Smith’s Cat. 112.)
VANDER VELDE (Wilhelm, the younger), b. 1633; d. 1707.
[As a painter of small sea pieces never yet equalled. In his best
pictures the liquid motion of the waves, the buoyant movement of the
vessels which float upon them, the gradations of light and distance,
the breezy air and suspended clouds, are rendered with the utmost
feeling for general truth and nature, and the most wonderful delicacy
of execution. He and his father, the elder Vander Velde, were for
several years in England in the service of Charles IL]
158 A Calm.—A sea coast, enlivened by vessels at various 1
distances, grouped and disposed with the most picturesque
effect. In the foreground, on the right, a yacht, with the
richly-gilt stern towards the spectator, and on the right, two
fishermen in the water, busied about their boats. In
another boat a man is seated, smoking his pipe. One of
the most perfect pictures of the kind existing. Dated
1669, when Vander Velde was in his twenty-sixth year.
Sold in 1811, from the collection of Smeth van Alpen, for
2701.
P. 2 ft. by 2 ft. 4J in. (Smith’s Cat. 82.)
* At the nominal price of 1800 guineas. Many other pictures put up at La
Fontaine’s sale, having been previously purchased by the King, were bought in
at immense nominal prices.