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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two horses feeding out of a trough, which lies on the ground ;
and beyond a group of horses and figures (which are in the
centre), are a coach and pair.
Now in the collection of C. A. Bredel, Esq.
15 in. by 21 in.—P. (about.)

488. A Halt of Sportsmen at a country Inn. The party
consists of several figures and four horses, the nearest of
which is mounted by a lady in scarlet, with a little dog up
behind her; a gentleman on a dark gray, and another on a bay
horse are near her ; the fourth horse is held by a boy, while its
rider pays the landlord : in the opposite side, the view extends
over the country, where several figures are seen at various
distances, and among them is a man carrying a hoop of hawks.
Exhibited in the British Gallery, 1819.
Now in the collection of Thomas Hope, Esq.
15 in. by 18| in.—P. (about.)
489- The Embarkation of Goods. The Scene represents an
extensive river on the left, with two vessels laden, lying alongside
the shore, and others seen in the distance; a broad sloping hill,
covering two-thirds of the view, occupies the right, on which
are a great number of figures ; among whom, and nearest the
spectator, are two men pulling baggage off a sledge ; more to
the right are four men seated on the ground, and one standing;
and a little beyond them are a gentleman dressed in a scarlet
mantle, and another in a black one; and more towards the
middle is a man pulling a bale of goods off a gray horse.
Upon the top of the hill stands a tent, and near it are a loaded
cart with two horses, a burthened mule, &c. &c.; a lofty
beacon rises in the middle, and close to the front are two
women washing linen. This capital picture is remarkable for
the richness and variety of its subject, combining the usual
beauties of Wouwerman’s in horses and figures, with the
excellence of W. Vandervelde in vessels, sea, and sky ; the