Smith, John: A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters: in which is included a short biographical notice of the artists, with a copious description of their principal pictures : a statement of the prices at which such pictures have been sold at public sales on the continent and in England; a reference the the galleries and private collections in which a large portion are at present; and the names of the artists by whom they have been engraved; to which is added, a brief notice of the scholars & imitators of the great masters of the above schools (Part 1) (London: Smith and Son, 1829)

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Collection of M. Robit .... 1801. « 2540 fs. 1021.
Valued, to Mr. Hibbert, at.250 gs.
Exhibited in the British Gallery, 1821.
Now in the collection of William Wells, Esq. of Redleaf.
18 in. by 13 in.—P.

14. A view on a canal in winter. A sledge, with a man and
a woman on it, drawn by a white horse, and driven by a man at
the side, is passing along on the right; and beyond it are three
persons on foot, and a cavalier on horseback, coming down a
road ; a man pushing along another sledge, with a basket and
barrel in it, is in the middle and front; and near him is
another man: a large tree, stripped of its foliage, stands on
the left, near a house, against the door of which a man is leaning.
Collection of Count de Vaudreuil . 1784. . 6001 fs. 2401.
- R. Jaubert, Esq. London, 1806 190Z.
Now in the collection of Chevalier Erard, Paris.
43 in. by 45 in.—C.

15. A picturesque cottage, with a vine-trellis and some trees
in front. A peasant is holding a calf at the door, whilst another
is preparing to kill it; and about a dozen children are standing
round, looking on. Engraved in the Poulain Gallery.
Collection of M. La Borde . . . 1784. . 800 fs. 32l.
- Chevalier Lambert . 1787. . 900 fs. 361.
14 in. by 16| in.—P.

16. A Landscape. The fore-ground is occupied by a youth,
dragging forward a calf; beyond him are & man on horseback,
accompanied by a woman carrying milk pails, through some
water, and a man driving a horse and cart: some buildings and
trees are seen in the distance.
Collection of Van Slingelandt, Dort, 1785. 445 flo. 40Z.
15 in. by 19 in.—P.