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.

them may be noticed a party of huntsmen halting near a
group of gipsies, who are occupied cooking: one of the
former has dismounted from a white horse, and is learning
his destiny from a gipsy with a child at her back; at the
same time a lady, mounted on a cream-colour steed, appears
to be listening to the communication.
3ft. 3 in. by 2 st. 11 in.—C.
Now in the Munich Gallery.
294. A Farmer and his Wife Halting at a Fountain.
This excellent picture offers, on the left, a fertile valley,
and a winding river, which loses itself among a chain of
mountains. On the right is a rocky hill, partly covered
with verdure; and surmounted by ruins, one of which is
adorned with a bas-relief. The scene is delightfully varied
with clusters of trees, and interspersed with cattle and figures.
The principal group consists of a farmer and his wife, who
are refreshing at a fountain; the latter, mounted on a white
horse, holds a cup inverted, while the former is drinking
out of the rim of his hat. An ass laden with panniers,
containing two calves, a few sheep, and two dogs, complete
the group.
2st. 7 in. by 3 ft. 3 in.—C.
Now in the Munich Gallery.

295. A Pastoral Scene. The view represents a bold rocky
site, on the fore-ground of which is a herdsman with a staff
in his hand, standing in conversation with a woman who
is seated; near them are a dog, a cow, and three goats;
and beyond these is a man guiding a plough drawn by two
oxen, on one of which rides a peasant.
1ft. 4 in. by 1st. 10 in.—P.
Now in the collection of the Duke of Rutland. Worth 80 gs.
296. Peasants and Cattle Fording a Stream. A woody
country, with a shallow stream along the fore-ground, through