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PAUL POTTER.
149
75. The Prize Bull. The head and shoulders of a fine
young bull, entirely white. He is represented in an animated
position, with his head turned to the spectator ; his eyes beam
with fire, his mouth is slightly open, the nostrils distended,
and his crest and forehead abound with tufts of hair. A
wreath of flowers is suspended round the neck.
2 st. 6| in. by 2 st.—C. (oval.)
It is difficult to decide whether this picture was intended to
represent the metamorphosed lover of Europa, a sacrificial offer-
ing, or a prize bull of Holland. It is a well-studied work, and
is painted with a rich full body of colour.
Now in the possession of Mr. Peacock.
76. A Group of two Cows and a Bull, upon the summit
of a gentle hill, and in front of a cluster of bushes. The
nearest of the animals is a reddish cow, which a woman,
wearing a red jacket, is milking ; a young bull, of a brown
colour and a white forehead, is lying down by her ; and the
remaining animal is at the side, rubbing itself against a tree.
This picture is signed, but not dated ; it has the appearance
of being an early production.
by ll|m.—P.
Sold by the Directors of the Musee at Amsterdam, in 1S2S.
900jZo. 81Z.
Collection of Thomas Emmerson, Esq. 1829. . . . 106 gs.
77. A View in a Wood, with a vista through it. The
fore-ground is animated by six cows and three sheep ; and on
the left is a man seated on a bench between two trees. The
scene is also distinguished by the turret of a house rising above
the trees on the right. The animals are subordinate to the
landscape.
9 in. by 11 in.—P.
Now in the collection of William Wells, Esq., Redleas.
149
75. The Prize Bull. The head and shoulders of a fine
young bull, entirely white. He is represented in an animated
position, with his head turned to the spectator ; his eyes beam
with fire, his mouth is slightly open, the nostrils distended,
and his crest and forehead abound with tufts of hair. A
wreath of flowers is suspended round the neck.
2 st. 6| in. by 2 st.—C. (oval.)
It is difficult to decide whether this picture was intended to
represent the metamorphosed lover of Europa, a sacrificial offer-
ing, or a prize bull of Holland. It is a well-studied work, and
is painted with a rich full body of colour.
Now in the possession of Mr. Peacock.
76. A Group of two Cows and a Bull, upon the summit
of a gentle hill, and in front of a cluster of bushes. The
nearest of the animals is a reddish cow, which a woman,
wearing a red jacket, is milking ; a young bull, of a brown
colour and a white forehead, is lying down by her ; and the
remaining animal is at the side, rubbing itself against a tree.
This picture is signed, but not dated ; it has the appearance
of being an early production.
by ll|m.—P.
Sold by the Directors of the Musee at Amsterdam, in 1S2S.
900jZo. 81Z.
Collection of Thomas Emmerson, Esq. 1829. . . . 106 gs.
77. A View in a Wood, with a vista through it. The
fore-ground is animated by six cows and three sheep ; and on
the left is a man seated on a bench between two trees. The
scene is also distinguished by the turret of a house rising above
the trees on the right. The animals are subordinate to the
landscape.
9 in. by 11 in.—P.
Now in the collection of William Wells, Esq., Redleas.