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)

290 PHILIP WOUWEKMANS.
colour is fresh, and free from brown. It may be fairly esti-
mated at 600 gs.
Now in the collection of the Prince of Orange, at Brussels.
36 in. by 24 in.—C. (about.)

324. A hilly Landscape, over which are distributed nume-
rous groups of soldiers, peasants, and cattle: in front is an
officer, mounted on a white spotted charger, to whom some
soldiers are conducting their prisoners ; before him are several
figures, kneeling for mercy; and at his side a miserable
woman and her child, weeping over a man’s body ; near them
is a soldier, lugging a priest by the ear ; and in the distance are
seen some villages on fire.
Now in the Munich Gallery, and worth. 400 gs.
18g in. by 29.—C.

325. A Field of Battle. The whole of the Landscape is
covered with soldiers, horse and foot, engaged pele-mele in fight;
in front is a furious rencontre of cavalry, among whom may be
distinguished two fine horses, lying wounded on the ground,
and a soldier, who has fallen from one of them ; another,
dressed in blue, and armed with a helmet, is firing off his car-
bine ; and a third lies dead at his feet. An admirably-painted
picture.
Now in the Munich Gallery, and worth. 400 gs.
18j in. by 29 in.—C.

326. Pillage des Reitres. A Landscape, the whole extent
of which is occupied by infantry and cavalry in close combat,
presenting a scene of horror, carnage, and confusion : on the
left fure-ground, at the side of a hill, are a woman and a child,
weeping over a man’s body, near which lies another; at some
distance from them is a cottage on fire; and on the opposite