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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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306 PHILIP WOUWERMANS.
368. Devalisement d? Equipage. Banditti attacking two
loaded waggons, in a barren open country; a fine white horse,
belonging to the nearest waggon, which is descending the banks
of a stream, has broken the traces, and is rearing up with
fright; behind this cart is a traveller, on his knees before one
of the robbers; another of them, in full gallop on the opposite
side, is firing a pistol at a man on foot, who, in return, dis-
charges his piece at the robber; and on the banks of some
water, which crosses the landscape, lie three dead men.
Engraved by Moyreau, No. 88, under the above title.
Now in the Dresden Gallery.
15^ in. by 20 in—P.

369. Entree d'Abreuvoir. A View of a barren country,
with a river on the right fore-ground, towards which a man on a
dark horse is leading a fine prancing white one; near them
are a dog barking, another man on horseback, and an old
fellow lifting a boy up behind him; at a little distance from
this group are some women washing; and beyond them, but
more to the left, several boys on the ground. Engraved by
Cochin, No. 90, under the above title, when in the
Collection ofVerbeckt, 1756.
And also by Rousseau, when in the collection of M. Aved.

370. Vue de Hollande. A bird’s-eye View over an open
country, with a large expanse of water on the right, intersected
by islands, and crossed in front by an old bridge, near which
are three men on horseback, and others on foot; the figures
are very small, and subordinate to the landscape. Engraved
by Cochin, under the above title.

371. Le Repos des Voyageurs. A party, consisting of two
gentlemen and a lady, halting before a cottage, or country inn;
one of the gentlemen has dismounted, and stands with his back
 
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