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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NICHOLAS BERGHEM.

37. A Sea Port, with Vessels. On the fore-ground is a man
on horseback, in conversation with a woman who stands near
him ; beyond these, and in the middle, is another man on
horseback, preceded by a sheep and two mules ; at the base
of some cliffs, on the right, are two oxen, drawing a cart;
the view on this side extends across the water to some lofty
rocks surmounted by a tower and other buildings. Engraved
by Delvaux, No. 68, Choiseul Gallery.
1/L 3| in. by 1ft. 7 in.—P.
Collection of the Due de Choiseul, 1772. . 3000/s. 12(V.
--- the Prince de Conti, 1777. . 3001/$. 120Z.

38. The Bird Catcher. A gentleman, wearing a scarlet
dress, and mounted on a gray horse, halting at a bird catcher’s
hut, which is composed of reeds, and built at the side of a
tree : behind the gentleman is a herdsman approaching with a
young heifer. A gun and some game lie on the ground in
front. Engraved by Visscher, and also in the Choiseul
Gallery.
1/t. 0| in. by 1ft. 4| in.—P.

Sold in the Choiseul Collection,
Collection of the Prince de Conti .
-- Lord Gwydyr,

1772.
1777.
1829.

1600/5. . 64£.
1500/?. 60Z.
. . . 295 gs.

39- The Goatherd. A landscape, representing a fine Italian
scene, with a cluster of trees near the centre of the fore-ground,
growing amidst brambles and herbage ; a herdsman, with a
staff, sits on a bank in front, and two goats are browsing near
him. A little retired, on the right, are seen approaching, two
peasants on foot, a woman mounted on an ox, and two, other
oxen. Engraved by Maillet, No. 68, Choiseul Gallery.
1st. 11 in. by 2 st. 5 in.—C.
Collection of the Due de Choiseul, 1772. . 1510 fs. 601.
- the Prince de Conti, 1777. . 1471/?. 591.
Now in the collection of Edward Gray, Esq. Worth 2501.