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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trunk. Farther in the field are four cows, the nearest of
which to the spectator is seen standing in a side view; beyond
them is a hedge enclosing a farm-house, a cottage, and a
hay-rick, embosomed in trees. Dated 1652. Engraved in
the Muse'e Napole'on ; also in the Musee Francais, by
Laurent; and by Couche, Guyot, and Garreau.
1 st. 2 in. by 1 ft. 6 in—P.
Formerly in the collection of M. Van Slingelandt.
Collection of Count Franla, Brussels, 1738. . 730y7o. 66Z.
Removed from the Louvre in 1815.
Now in the Musee at the Hague. Worth 500 gs.

94. A View of a Meadow, with part of a cottage on the
right, and two old horses standing at a trough near it; at a
little distance off is a man approaching with a pail of water,
followed by his dog. Two cows are seen in a remote part
of the field, and the city of Leyden is represented in the
distance. Dated 1647. Engraved by Le Bas and Couche ;
and in the Musee, by Niquet and Guyot.
9 i/i. by 10 in.—P.
Valued by the Experts du Musee, 1816. . 8000/s. 320Z.
Now in the Louvre.

95. Four Oxen in a Meadow. A view over the extensive
ssat fields of a dairy farm in Holland, bounded in the distance
by a house and some low trees. Near an old oak tree, of
scanty foliage, on the left, stands a white ox, marked with
yellow spots ; and towards the middle and front lies another
ox, of a dun colour : beyond these is a third, of a bright
brown colour, represented in a fore-shortened position ; and on
the opposite side stands the fourth, of a white colour, marked
with patches of black. The effect exhibits a clear morning,
enlivened by faint gleams of sunshine. This is a well-studied
and carefully-finished work. Signed, and dated 1649. En-