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)

74 NICHOLAS BERGHEM.
by lofty mountains. On the fore-ground are three peasants,
with a herd of cattle; one of them wears a sheep-skin jacket
with red sleeves, and is mounted on a bay horse; a second, on
foot, is driving before him three cows, four sheep, and a laden
ass, towards the front: and a third is beating a cow, at which
a dog is barking. A second group of cattle is seen near the
water. The sun has long sunk below the hills, and a twilight
effect prevails.
2ft. 3 in. by 2ft. 9 in.—C.
Now in the collection of His Majesty.
A picture corresponding with the preceding was sold in the
collection os Greffier Fagel, . . . 1801 350 gs.
227. The Rush Gatherers. The view represents a hilly
country, with a river on the right, and the fore-ground
animated with groups of cattle and figures. Among the
latter, may be distinguished three women, one of whom has
a bundle of rushes under her arm, while the two others are
reposing after the fatigues of the day; a fourth woman,
bearing a milk-can on her head, stands near two cows.
Sun-set.
1 ft. 7 in. by 2ft. 2| in.—C.
Now in the collection of His Majesty.

228. A Mountainous Country, divided obliquely by a
river, and having a finely broken and varied fore-ground,
on which a traveller, in a scarlet coat, is seated, with his
wallet and a dog by his side. A little beyond him is a
woman, riding a gray horse, accompanied by a man on foot,
with their backs to the spectator; they are preceded by two
cows and a laden ass.
10 in. by 1 ft. | in.—P.
Now in the collection of His Majesty.
229- A Landscape, offering a bald and open country, of a
barren sandy soil. On the right are three herdsmen, two of