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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the ground, with its head resting on her lap asleep; the careful
parent is in the act of extending her left arm to prevent the
approach of a goat; behind her lies a red cow, and more
towards the middle is a man carrying a tub of milk in his
arms; still farther is an ass, and close to the right side is a
sheep. The view is bounded by trees and bushes.
6 st. 6 in. by 8 st. 6 in.—C.
This picture, which is dated 1648, is an almost unique example
of the master, in which the figures and animals are of the size of
life.
Collection of M. Gevers, . Rott. 1827. . 6OOOJI0. 540Z.
Now in the Hague Musee.
244. A View on a River in Winter, with a bridge, composed
of a single arch, extending over it, and abutting against some
buildings. On the right of the fore-ground are a gray horse
and a brown one, feeding out of a trough, and two men stand-
ing near them in conversation; towards the middle is a boy
pushing along a sledge, followed by two dogs ; and on the
left are a woman and two men: many other figures animate
the scene, among which may also be noticed, a man pushing a
sledge under the arch of the bridge.
1 ft. 7 in. by 1 ft. 3 in.—P.
This excellent picture came from the Lockhorst collection at
Rotterdam, from whence it passed into the hands of-- Kinnear,
Esq. of Edinburgh, and is now on sale by Mr. Wright, of the same
city, at 300 gs.
245. A Hawking Party. On the fore-ground of a barren
heath are a gentleman, standing on the farther side of a gray
horse, and a lady bearing a hawk on her hand, mounted on a
dun-coloured one; a third sportsman is stooping by the side of
a reed fence; and in the distance are seen a man on horseback,
accompanied by another on foot, drawing a net over a field.
1st. 3 in. by \ft. 3 in.—P.
Formerly in the collection of Thomas Emmerson, Esq.