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)

JACOB RUYSDAEL.

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road leading by a building, and from this part a stream of
water extends across the picture (leaving a little island in the
middle, on which are a few sheep), and rushes with foaming
impetuosity on the fore-ground, where a fragment of a rock
divides it. The ruins of a convent are visible in the distance.
2 st. 2 in. by \ st. 10 in.
Now in the collection of Prince Esterhazy, Vienna.

133. A Landscape, with a high rugged bank on the left,
surmounted by a tree, under the roots of which a rippling-
brook ssows among stones to the front-ground. Two men,
and a few sheep, are seen in a little meadow in the centre, and
the view is bounded by trees.
1 ft. 4 in. by 1 ft. 6 in.—C.
Now in the possession of George Vivian, Esq.

134. A Landscape, with a broad rugged road, of a sandy
soil, on the left, skirted with bushes, and a clump of stunted
trees; on the opposite side the view extends over a common,
and terminates with a village. A huntsman in a red jacket,
accompanied by a dog, is on the road, and two men are seen
on the top of a hill beyond them.
2 st. 3 in. by 2 ft. 11 in.—P.
Now in the collection of G. Wilbraham, Esq.

135. A View in Holland, representing a sluice, the water
from which ssows through the centre between rugged banks,
and is crossed near the front by a bridge of boards, resting on
some brick-work at the sides, over which a traveller, with his
dog, is passing. A second bridge, formed of a single plank,
is on the left; beyond which is a high dyke, with a windmill
and cottages on its summit. A boat lying alongside a sand-
hill, and clumps of trees, compose the right; and a draw-
bridge is seen in the distance. The aspect of a fine summer’s