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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trees. The sore-ground is diversified with cattle and figures,
amongst which is a man on a mule, with a sack of wool before
him, and a herdsman on foot by his side; these are seen in a
hinder view; a boy, with a bundle under his arm, driving on
two sheep, is near them; and more to the left are a man and
a woman approaching the water, preceded by two others
mounted on mules, one of whom is singing, the other playing
a pipe.
Engraved by Canot, from a picture then in the collection of John
Darker, Esq. 1771.
221. Peasants Refreshing their Cattle at a Fountain. A
mountainous scene, with the ruins of a castle or convent,
standing on the abutment of a large arch, which springs from
the side of a rock, at the base of which ssows a stream. The
fore-ground is enlivened with cattle and figures, the most con-
spicuous of which are a woman seated on the ground, and a
man lying his head in her lap ; and on the left side is a
herdsman, with a staff in his hand, apparently in conversation
with a woman, mounted on a gray horse, who holds an inverted
cup in her hand. Two cows and four sheep are in the group.
Engraved by Pelletier, entitled I? Abreuvoir.
2st. 3 in. by 2 ft. 9 in.—C.
Now in the collection ofW. D. Acraman, Esq. Bristol.
222. A Mountainous Landscape, with a Fountain on the
left, at which a number of peasants, with cattle, have halted to
refresh; among them is a woman holding a cup in an inverted
position : other peasants and herds of cattle are distributed
over the country. A slightly-painted picture.
2 st. 10 in. by 3 ft. Gin.—C.
Now in the collection of Prince Esterhazy, at Vienna.
223. A Shepherd Shearing a Sheep. The view represents a
bald mountainous scene, on the fore-ground of which are a
man and a woman, with a cow, and several sheep. The