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.

164. The Ploughman. A landscape with ruins; in front of
which, and on the fore-ground, is a man in a red jacket,
guiding a plough, which is drawn by two horses, one white
and the other brown; near him are a woman with an ass, a
dog, and a goat; and beyond these are two cows, drinking, &c.
1 st. 4<in. by 1 ft. 9 in—C.
Collection os M. Villers, . . . 1812. . 3501 fs. 140k

165. The Lobster Catchers. The view represents an inlet
of the sea, bounded in the distance by high square-shaped
cliffs. On the margin of the stream in front, are four men
dredging for lobsters or crawfish, and one of them holds up
a fish he has taken: two men and a woman, apparently
belonging to the same party, are on a little hillock to
the right. Close under the distant rocks are two vessels. The
appearance of a sultry morning sheds a golden hue over the
scene, and gives an indescribable charm to this exquisite
production.
1 st. | in. by 1 st. 3| in.—P.
Collection of M. Nogaret, . . . 1780. . 1232^5. 49k
- M. Solirene, . . . 1812. . 2330/s. 93k
-Prince Talleyrand, . 1817; bought by Mr. Bu-
chanan, with the whole of the Prince’s Dutch and Flemish pictures,
and sold to the Count Pourtales, from whom it passed into the
Writer’s possession, and was sold by him to Alexander Baring, Esq.
for. 250 gs.

166. A Landscape, seen under the effect of Sun-rise.
Sale of Mr. Jones, at Mr. Phillips’s, 1812.710 gs.

167. A Landscape, with Figures crossing a River.
Collection of Willett Willett, Esq. 1813.251 gs.

168. Peasants with Cattle passing a Ford. The view
exhibits an Italian scene, with the ruins of a castle or convent,