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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extended on the ground; and the right, by masses of trees,
some houses, and a church.
1 ft. 1| in. by 1 fl. 5 in.—C.
Collection of M. Villers, . . . 1812. . 1402/i. 561.

140. View of a Waterfall. A house, surrounded by
trees and bushes, stands on the summit of some rocks; on
the opposite side is a hill, traversed by roads, on which are
a shepherd with some sheep, two houses, and a mass of trees.
The scene is enlivened by a bright sky.
1ft. 4<in. by 1 ft. 9 in.
Collection of M. Villers, . . . 1812. . 1001^'. 40Z.

141. A Landscape, composed, on the left, of clusters of
trees, and a pond; and on the opposite side by a village,
a church, and several isolated cottages, surrounded by trees.
A transient gleam of sunshine enlivens the scene, which is
also animated with figures, consisting of a woman, with a
dog near her, seated in the middle, apparently speaking to
a man, who is followed by a child ; another man and a woman
are seen in the distance.
1 ft. 7| in. by 2 st.—C.
Collection of M. Clos, .... 1812. . 2251 fs. 901.

142. A Water-Mill. This excellent picture is chiessy com-
posed of a mill, of a picturesque appearance, situate on the
left of the picture, the house of which is built of wood, and
covered with red tiles and patches of thatch : in front of this
is a trough casting its water on a wheel, and a second trough
throwing off the waste water into the dam, which ssows along
the whole of the front. The opposite side is composed of a
high rugged bank, fenced at the water’s edge with hurdles,
and covered in part with bushes: clusters of trees grow
behind the mill, and, connecting with other trees, forms the
boundary of the view. A beautiful cloudy sky sheds a