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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244. The Troopers, &c. Two soldiers bourgeois, one of
whom has dismounted from a beautiful dappled-gray horse,
and stands at the head of his steed conversing with a peasant:
the other soldier, riding a brown horse, is waiting for his
companion ; and a third one of the party has rode osf. A
large dog lies asleep in the fore-ground. The delightful
appearance of a summer’s evening illumines the scene. A
charming example of art.
7 st. in. by 1 ft. 5^ in.—P.
Now in the collection of His Majesty.

245. Equestrian Portraits of a Gentleman and his Wife.
The former, dressed in a plain gray doublet and a large hat,
is mounted on a fine dappled-gray horse, and is accompanied
by the lady on a black horse ; they are represented passing
through a wood.
2 st. in. by 1 ft. 9 in.—P.
Collection of Philip Hill, Esq. . 1811. . . . . 50 gs.
Now in the collection of His Majesty.

246. Ducks on a River. This pleasing picture exhibits a
view on a canal, in the afternoon of a sine summer s day ;
the principal objects which give interest to the piece, are
a number of aquatic birds, disposed in a variety of natural
and picturesque positions; among them are a mallard, a
wigeon, a teal, and the common duck : the whole are sinished
with surprising neatness, and truth to nature.
1/Z. 7^ in. by 2 ft. 11^ in.—C.
Formerly in the collection of the Marquis of Hertford.
Now in the collection of His Majesty.

247. The Passage Boat. The picture appears to represent
a view on the Dort river, with a pier on the right, at which
the vessel has just arrived. The boat, occupying a large
portion of the picture, is represented in a side view, having
her main-sail hanging loosely on the deck. Among a con-