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 6) (London: Smith and Son, 1835)

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JACOB RUYSDAEL.

three casks, and various other objects, are scattered on the
beach. This is an admirable production of the master.
2ft. 9^ in. by 3 ft. 7^ in.—C.
Collection os Charles Offley, Esq. 1809. 130Z.
Now in the collection of J. Leader, Esq.

123. A grand Landscape, representing a perspective view
through a wood, in which are introduced a number of cattle
and figures.
Collection of M. Vander Dussen, 1774. . 325jlo. 29l.
- - Hastings, Esq. 1809.200 gs.

124. A bird’s-eye View over a ssat Country, intersected by
winding roads and canals, and diversified by villages, ruins,
and isolated cottages. The figures which enrich it are by
Lingelbach.
2 st. sin. by 2 ft. 5| in.—C.
Collection of M. De Jongh, . Rott. 1810. . 369 jlo. 311.

125. A Landscape, with a river in front, which falls in
a cascade amongst rocks : on the left is a hill, covered with
bushes and trees, and extending to the distance on the right.
A shepherd and three sheep are seen on the side of a hill.
1 ft. 8 in. by 2 st.—C.
Collection of M. Smeth Van Alphen, 1810. . 710 fo. 63l.
- M. Le Brun, . . . 1811. . 2691 fs. 104/.

126. A Forest Scene. This capital picture offers a fine
example of the artist’s talents in the delineation of the various
forms which characterise the trunks and branches of trees,
as also in the foliage peculiar to each species; among the
number presented to the eye may be noticed, a group of five
on the left, of singular beauty and variety of tint; these are
opposed against a clear and brilliant sky. The ground
exhibits a marshy soil, intersected with pools overgrown with