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)

206 PHILIP WOUWERMANS.
Collection of Countess de Verrue . 1737. . 2001 fs, SOI.
- De Gaignat . . . 1769. . 14,560 fs. 5821.
■— - M. Robit .... 1801. . 16,150 fs. 646Z.
Now in the collection of the Duchess de Berri, and worth 1200gs.
24 in. by 33 in.
14. La grande Chasse au Cerf. A Landscape, with a magni-
ficent mansion on the banks of a river, which traverses the whole
scene: in the fore-ground is a numerous party of ladies and
gentlemen on horseback, pursuing two stags, one of which the
dogs have caught; and the other a gentleman is attempting to
spear. About the middle, and near the front, are two women,
one with a can at her back, the other driving a ssock of sheep
out of the huntsmen’s way. This excellent production is
worth lOOOgw.
Now in the Dresden Gallery.
26 in. by 48 in.—C.
15. The Companion. Quartier-General de V Ar mee Hollan-
daise. This very capital picture presents a view over an extensive
country, intersected by a river (probably the Rhine), on the
farther side of which are numerous boats and vessels, and on
its banks are tents, and a multitude of figures; the land here
rises into a lofty mountain, on the summit of which is a castle:
the whole of the opposite side is occupied by a corps of
cavalry, commencing its march. Engraved by Moyreau,
Nos. 19 and 20, under the above titles.
Collection of Countess de Verrue . 1737. . 5036 fs. 201Z.
Now in the Dresden Gallery, and of equal value with the pre-
ceding.
26 in. by 48 in.—C.
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16. LArrivee des Chasseurs. The arrival of a hunting
party, consisting of two ladies and a gentleman ; the latter of
whom has dismounted from a white speckled steed, and has
left it to the care of a boy, in order to present a hare to a young
lady, who stands upon the steps of a mansion, gathering a