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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ass, laden with wood, and two cows, are near them. The
distance terminates with mountains. A fine autumnal evening
adds to the beauty of the scene. A work of the highest
excellence.
4./7. 7^ in. by 5 st. 9 in.—C.
Collection of M. Grand Pre, . . 1809. . 30,000 fs. 1200k
-Alexis De la Hante, Esq 850 gs.
- E. Holland, Esq., 1830. (Mr. Christie, bt. in) 750 gs.
In the same collection, . . . 1831. (by Mr. Squibb) 350 gs.
In the former sale, 1830, there was a bona side bidding of 650 gs.,
and in the latter sale there was an impression on the minds of the
trade that the picture would be reserved at a high price ; add to this,
a general depression in the value of pictures, occasioned by political
affairs at the period, tended to diminish the ardour of buyers.
Now in the collection of-- Gosling, Esq.
145. A Landscape, representing a richly-wooded country.
A woman riding on an ass, and followed by another, are
passing along a road, formed in a rocky pass; one of them
appears to be speaking to a person wrapped up in a large
mantle. On the opposite side rises a rock, from the side of
which gushes a cascade, which falls into a river, over which is
a bridge of boards, with a traveller on it. This picturesque
site terminates with the view of a distant river and rocks,
surmounted with ruins.
2 ft. by 1ft. 5 in.—P.
Collection of M. Sabatier, . . . 1809. . 1350fs. 541.
Again, with the entire collection of Prince Talleyrand in 1817 ;
bought for Messrs. Gray and Allnutt.
146. The Ferry Boat. A landscape, traversed through its
whole extent by a river. In the fore-ground are cattle and
figures, consisting of a woman on a mule, whose atttention is
directed to a man beating his kicking beast; near these are
two cows, three sheep, a goat, and an ass laden with panniers:
on the opposite side is a passage boat, full of cattle and figures.
The distance terminates with hills; upon the summit of the