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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edifice in brick, with six windows ; and beyond it is a church,
of Gothic architecture, adorned with four columns of the Roman
order. A canal extends along the whole of the front, on the
farther side of which is a ssight of steps, where a woman is
seen washing linen, and at the summit of them are two men in
conversation; a second woman is crossing a wooden bridge,
beyond which are several trees, which conceal portions of the
more distant buildings. This excellent production is rendered
additionally estimable by the pencil of Adrian Vander Velde.
1 st, 6 in. by 1 st. 10J in.—P.

Collection of M. Smeth Van Alpen,
1810.
. 2999/o.
270Z.
- M. Le Brun, .
1811.
. 9051 fs.
362Z.
-- Prince Talleyrand,
1817 ;
bought by
private
hand for M. Eynard.
Collection, anonymous, . Paris,
1825 ;
bought by
M. M.

Albertus Brondgeest, for His Excellency the Baron Verstolk de
Soelen, 8010 fs. 32QI.

85. A View in a Meadow, with a canal in front, and bounded
by a mass of trees, resembling the entrance of a park. Eglon
Vander Neer has enriched this picture with several figures,
amongst which are four men in a boat fishing, and four others
bathing. Some oxen and sheep are browsing in a meadow on
the fore-ground.
8 in. by 10| in.—P.
Collection of M. Solirene, . . . 1812. . 955fs. 381.

86. A View on a Canal, with a church in the middle of the
picture, and houses adjoining it on the banks. Beyond these
are other houses, with trees before them, extending along the
second distance, and connected with the middle by an enclosure.
This picture is enriched with a variety of figures by Adrian
Vander Velde.
11 in. by I st. ^in.—P.
Collection of M. Cremer, . Rott. 1816. . 999 flo. 90l.