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)

80 NICHOLAS BERGHEM.
246. A Landscape, with a lofty Ruin in the middle, and
cattle distributed over the fore-ground, which a woman, who
stands at a little distance from the front with a distaff in her
hand, appears to be watching; near her is a peasant reposing
on the ground.
3 ft. 10 in. by 3st.—C. {about.)
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1828.
Now in the collection os E. J. Littleton, Esq.
247. A Hilly Landscape, interspersed with cattle, and
enlivened with a group of four figures in front, one of whom
is a female, dressed in a bright blue vest, playing on the
tambourine. This picture is of the choicest quality.
1 st. 1 in. by 1 ft. 4), in.—P.
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1819.
Now in the collection of William Wells, Esq., Redleaf.
248. A Woody Scene, with a hilly fore-ground, in the middle
of which are a woman seated, with a child in her arms, and a
man standing by her playing on a hurdy-gurdy ; beyond them
are three cows, two sheep, and three goats. The appearance
of a fine evening lends a charm to the pastoral scene.
1 st. l^in. by 1 ft. 3 sin.— P.
Collection of Elisha Biscoe, Esq. 1833. (bt. by Mr. Pennel) 105 gs.
249- A View on a River in Winter. A lofty rustic bridge,
ascended by a flight of steps, is thrown across the stream at a
little distance from the front, forming a conspicuous object in
the picture. Among the various figures which enliven the
scene, is a group On the left, consisting of a man fastening on
his skates, another leaning on the back of a gray horse, and a
brown horse seen in a hinder view standing close by its side;
on the opposite side is a man, pushing along a sledge with
a woman in it, followed by a dog. This is an excellent
production.
1 st. 3| in. by \st. 8 in.—P.
Now in the collection of the Marquis of Bute. Worth 300 gs.