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 3) (London: Smith and Son, 1831)

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DAVID TENIERS.

opposite side is hilly; a village and its church are seen upon
an eminence in the distance.
\ ft. 5 in. hy \ft. 10 in.—P. (about.)
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1828.
Now in the collection of Sir William Gomm, Bart.

622. Villagers regaling at a country Ale-House. The view
offers a hilly landscape, divided obliquely on the left by a river;
on the opposite side is a. thatched cottage, partly enclosed with
a board fence, near which are five peasants round a tub table,
and the host, wearing a blue jacket, standing by, with an empty
pitcher in his hand ; he appears to be speaking to one of the
party, who sits in front, dressed in a light blue jacket and a
red cap. At the same time, a woman is coming through the
door of the court, with a dish in her hand ; some tubs and
other household objects lie on the ground, and two cows are
near them, one of which is descending the bank of the river.
10 m. by 1 ft. Is in.—P.
This is painted in the artist’s free and sparkling manner, very
effective, and brilliant in colour. It has always been valued, in
commerce, at. 200 gs.
Formerly in the collection os D. W. Acraman, Esq.
Now in the collection of George Morant, Esq.

623. Peasants at Bowls. A picturesque Dutch scene, with
a cottage on the right, in front of which are five peasants
playing at bowls; a sixth figure is seen coming from the house,
with a jug and a plate in his hands. A stream divides the
picture; on the farther side of which are a rustic bridge and
two gates, forming the entrance to a shrubbery.
2 ft. by 2ft. 6 in. (about.)
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1828.
Now in the collection of the Duke of Wellington.

624. A hilly Landscape, intersected by a river, on the bank
of which, in the middle distance, is a chateau, and a bridge