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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a dog; in advance of these is a shepherd, driving a few sheep;
and beyond him are a man on horseback, and a woman with
a basket on her head. Engraved by Le Bas, entitled Le
Retour de Bestiaux.
1ft. 9 in. by 2 st. 2 in.—C.
Collection of M. Lollier, . . . 1789. . 1550fs. 62l.
102. Sea Port and Embarking of Cattle. The view exhibits
a busy and richly diversified scene, the whole of the fore-
ground being covered by peasants, oxen, sheep, and goats,
most of which are moving towards a vessel lying alongside
the shore on the left. Among them may be noticed a boy
pulling a sheep towards the boat, and another youth pushing
the animal on ; a young woman, with a brass pail on her arm,
stands in the centre, counting her money ; behind her are a
man with a faggot under his arm, and a woman seated on
some baggage; still farther are two men reading bills pasted
on the pedestal of a broken column; beyond these, the eye
looks across a bay, glittering with a variety of vessels and boats,
to a coast bounded by high land, on the shelving sides of which
are a lofty beacon tower, and other buildings. The appearance
of a sultry summer’s morning gives a peculiar charm and dia-
phanous effect to this superlative production. Engraved by
Le Bas, under the title of Embarquement des Vivres.
2 st. by 2 ft. 9 in.—C.
Collection of the Due de Praslin, . 1793. 17,601 fs. 70-1-1.
-Choiseul, . . Praslin, 1808. 3135 fs. 3251.10s.
In the sale at Fonthill Abbey, . 1823. (Mr. Phillips) 775 gs.
Now in the collection of William Beckford, Esq.
103. A Negro presenting a Lady a Parrot. View of a
sea port, adorned with a statue of Venus and Cupid, near
which is a lady, richly dressed in a blue robe and a white
satin skirt, accompanied by a female servant. The attention
of the lady is directed to a negro, habited in Asiatic costume,
who is presenting her a parrot. A soldier with a spear, and