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 5) (London: Smith and Son, 1834)

THE

WORKS
OF
NICHOLAS BERGHEM.

1. JL easants with Cattle. A landscape, with a chain of
lofty rocks on the left, extending into the distant country.
Near the centre and front is a fine cluster of trees, and a pool
of water at their base ; upon a road at the side of the trees,
are a woman on an ox, -with a bundle of wood before her, and

another on foot at her side, carrying a lamb under her arm ;

these are approaching the front ground, preceded by two cows,

three goats, and a sheep, which are passing through the water.
Other figures and cattle are seen in the distance. This picture
may justly be considered as one of the choicest of the master’s
works; it is admirably engraved by Le Bas; and, in the
Musee Fran^ais, by Geissler.
2ft. 10 in. by 3 st. 5 in.-—C.

Collection of the Countess de Verrue, 1737.
-- M. de Gaignat, . . 1768.
Valued by the Experts du Musee, 1816.

3600/?.
8500fs.
25,W0fs.

144Z.
340k
1000Z.

Now in the Louvre.

A repetition of the preceding composition, differing only in some
of the minor details, is in the collection of Abraham Robarts, Esq.
2st. by 2 ft. 10 m.—P.
Dankerts has etched the same composition, with the exception,
that the woman is mounted on an ass, instead of an ox.