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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ADDENDUM
TO THE
WORKS OF ALBERT CUYP.

278. A Herdsman conversing with a Milkmaid. In a verdant
meadow, forming the fore-ground of the picture, are six cows
and twelve sheep ; four of the former are lying down close to
the front; a fifth, of a black colour with a whitish face, stands
beyond them ; and the remaining one is seen standing in a
front view on the left, close to which, and at the side of an
old tree, is a herdsman in conversation with a woman bearing
a yoke of pails on her shoulders. A river flows obliquely
through the country, on the farther bank of which, on the
right, is a cluster of houses among trees; and on the river
near it are a boat and several small vessels. The sky is over-
cast, and the appearance is that of a cool day. Painted in
the artist’s finished manner.
lyZ. 8| in. by 2st. 5^in.—P.
This picture has passed successively through th$ collections of
John Webb, Esq., Michael Zachary, Esq., and is now in the pos-
session of Messrs. Woodburn.