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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pervades the scene; and, from the lengthened shadow of the
trees, the continuation of milking, and the cattle being still
reposing from the heat, the time indicated may be about four
o’clock in the afternoon.
1 st. 3% in. by 1st. 7^in.—P.
This superlative production was painted (according to the date on
the picture) in 1647, for M. Van Slingelandt, in whose family it
remained until the year 1785, when it was sold by auction at Dort for
8010/o. 720k
Collection of M. Tolozan, . Paris, 1801. . 27,050/s. 1082k
It subsequently became the property of Mr. Crawford, of Rot-
terdam ; and was lastly put up for sale at Mr. Christie’s in 1806, when
it w7as bought in for 1552k, and was afterwards sold to the present
proprietor, the Marquis of Westminster, for somewhat less than
that sum.

38. A Woman with a Fowl in her Hands, standing at the
door of a barn, or cow-house, in front of which lies a pig, and
near it are two cows tied up. Beyond these objects, the eye
looks over the distant country.
1 ft. by 9| in.—P.
Collection of M. Van Slingelandt, 1785. . 560flo. 50l.
- M. Lambert, . . . 1787, . 2700/s. 108k
- M. de Calonne, . . 1788. . 2600fs. (bt. in.)
Same collection, . . . London, 1795 55 gs.

39- Two Hogs, of a sandy yellow colour, patched with
black, lying, with their legs tied, on the brick ssoor of a shed.
9| in. by 1 st. s in.—P.
Collection of M. Van Slingelandt, Dort, 1785. 121 flo. 101.
Now in the collection of His Majesty.
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1826 and 1827.
40. Three Cows in a Meadow; two of which are standing,
and seen in nearly side views : the nearest of them to the spec-
tator is of a dull dun colour, and the other of a reddish brown ;