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)

JOHN VANDER HEYDEN.

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the various figures which are introduced by the pencil of
Adrian Vander Velde, is a woman with a pail, descending
some steps to the canal.
1 st. in. by 1 st. 5 in.—P.
Now in the Musee at Amsterdam. Worth 250 gs.

4. A View in a Town in Holland, showing on the left a
portion of a building, with an arcade, and a statue on a term
(or cariatide) at the angle, beyond which are some houses
partly concealed by trees. A canal and a drawbridge are on
the right. The delightful pencil of Adrian Vander Velde
has contributed a variety of figures to give interest to this
excellent picture. A man seated on the quay near two mill-
stones, fishing, and a gentleman reading a bill on the pillar of
a house, are the nearest objects to the spectator.
1/L in. by 1 st. Gin.—P.
This is perhaps the picture which was sold in the collection of
M. Vander Dussen, . . . Amst. 1774. . 610fo. 551.
And with the preceding, in the collection of M. Gerard Vander
Potts, Rott. 1808. . 1040yZo. 93Z.
Now in the Musee at Amsterdam. Worth 250Z,

5. A View in the City of Dusseldorf, representing the
Jesuits1 Church. A beautiful edifice, of the Roman style of
architecture, having two towers and an elliptic front, two
persons, in the dress of the order of Jesuits, are passing near
it. On the left, and close to the front, is a gentleman wearing
a drab cloak ; and beyond him is a man wheeling a barrow,
followed by a woman. The figures are by the hand of Eglon
Vander Neer. Engraved in the Musee Francais.
1 ft. 4 in. by 1st. 10 in.—P.
Removed from the Louvre in 1816, and restored to the Musee
at the Hague. Worth 300 gs.