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)

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This capital picture was purchased by C. Baring Wai], Esq., from
the Collonna Palace, at Rome, about the year 1818; and was
exhibited in the British Gallery in 1828.
Sold by the Writer, in 1833, to the Earl of Leitrim, for 300 gs.

34. The Ford. A landscape, exhibiting a barren scene,
with a mass of rocks on the right, clothed with bushy trees.
A shallow stream ssows across the front-ground, through which
a female, wearing a scarlet skirt, is about to pass, followed by
a man on a laden ass, who is preceded by a yellow cow : two
goats, a dog, and three cows, are in advance of the woman in
the water. A bright clear day pervades the scene.
1/7. 21 in. by 1 st. 7 in.—P.
Collection of M. Braamcamp, . . 1771. . 565 flo. 50l.
•-—— Lord Gwydyr, . . 1829. (Mr. Christie) 225 gs.

35. View of a Canal in Winter, on which are several
figures skating; and in front are a sledge and a horse. A
windmill stands upon a hill on the farther side of the water.
10 in. by 1 ft. —-P.
Collection of M. Braamcamp, . . 1771. . . 61 flo. 51.

36. A Landscape, with a rustic Stone Bridge, under which
is a waterfall, and at its base is a statue of the Virgin, before
which a man, kneeling upon his mule, is praying; another
man, mounted on a cow, and several animals, are passing
over the bridge. In front is a large group of cows, goats,
sheep, and laden asses, driven by a herdsman, who is seated,
sideways, upon a horse: the distance terminates with moun-
tains, and a warm sky. Engraved by Le Bas, under the
title of Le Matin.
1ft. 2 in. by 1ft. 9 in.—P.
Collection of the Due de Choiseul, 1772. 11,660/s. 478Z.
Now in the Dairy of the Emperor of Russia, at Czarshoe Tzeloe.
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