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76 NICHOLAS BERGHEM.
towards the river, in a fordable part of which are four cows.
This is a delightful example of the master.
10ft. by 1 ft. ^in.—P.
Collection at Mr. Christie’s, . . 1813 200 gs.
Now in the collection of the Right Honourable Sir George
Warrender, Bart.
233. A Woman on Horseback, with Peasants and Cattle.
The view represents a mountainous country, divided by a
river, on the farther side of which are some buildings, one
of them having' a round tower. On the right of a broken
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and rugged fore-ground, is a woman, dressed in a red bodice
and a blue mantle, mounted on a gray horse, accompanied
by a man and a boy on foot; these are preceded by an ass,
a cow, and a ssock of sheep, which appear to be descending
a bank towards the river. Evening.
8 in. by 11J in.—P.
Now in the collection of Sir Philip Sidney, Bart.
234. Companion. A Woman with a Pitcher, getting
Water. The view offers a broken hilly scene, with a thatched
hovel on the left, and two trees, which cross each other in
front of it. In the fore-ground is a woman standing on
the bank of a stream, with a pitcher in her hand; near her
are a goat, an ass, and a red cow, lying down. A small
cascade gives variety to the right of the scene; and on
the summit of a hill, near a clump of trees, are a cow and
two sheep.
Now in the collection of Sir Philip Sidney, Bart.
235. A Herdsman presenting a Lady a Letter. The sub-
ject is introduced in a woody landscape, on the fore-ground of
which is seated a lady, wearing a blue vesture and a scarlet
mantle, and decked with a crown on her head ; her attention
is directed to a herdsman, who is bending on one knee, and
towards the river, in a fordable part of which are four cows.
This is a delightful example of the master.
10ft. by 1 ft. ^in.—P.
Collection at Mr. Christie’s, . . 1813 200 gs.
Now in the collection of the Right Honourable Sir George
Warrender, Bart.
233. A Woman on Horseback, with Peasants and Cattle.
The view represents a mountainous country, divided by a
river, on the farther side of which are some buildings, one
of them having' a round tower. On the right of a broken
o o
and rugged fore-ground, is a woman, dressed in a red bodice
and a blue mantle, mounted on a gray horse, accompanied
by a man and a boy on foot; these are preceded by an ass,
a cow, and a ssock of sheep, which appear to be descending
a bank towards the river. Evening.
8 in. by 11J in.—P.
Now in the collection of Sir Philip Sidney, Bart.
234. Companion. A Woman with a Pitcher, getting
Water. The view offers a broken hilly scene, with a thatched
hovel on the left, and two trees, which cross each other in
front of it. In the fore-ground is a woman standing on
the bank of a stream, with a pitcher in her hand; near her
are a goat, an ass, and a red cow, lying down. A small
cascade gives variety to the right of the scene; and on
the summit of a hill, near a clump of trees, are a cow and
two sheep.
Now in the collection of Sir Philip Sidney, Bart.
235. A Herdsman presenting a Lady a Letter. The sub-
ject is introduced in a woody landscape, on the fore-ground of
which is seated a lady, wearing a blue vesture and a scarlet
mantle, and decked with a crown on her head ; her attention
is directed to a herdsman, who is bending on one knee, and