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.

177. A Waterfall. The scene represents a wild and woody
country, divided by a broad brook, which, ssowing between
rugged banks, falls in a gentle cascade on the front-ground,
amidst spars of timber. A high rugged bank, richly clothed
with trees and bushes, sorms the right boundary of the stream.
A man and a woman, the latter with an infant in her arms,
are on the top of a bank, reposing by the side of some palings.
2 st. 3 in. by \st. 9^in.—C.
Collection of M. Reynders, Bruss. 1821. . 800y7o. 72/.
Subsequently bought by the Writer, and sold to William Beck-
ford, Esq.
178. A Waterfall. This superlative picture is composed,
on the left, of high barren rocks, through a chasm in which a
large volume of water rushes with foaming impetuosity on the
front-ground, and thence rolls on in gurgling eddies, amidst
fragments of rocks and pebbles, along its whole extent. The
country beyond the cascade presents a continuity of hills,
beautifully adorned with clusters of trees, and a few cottages,
and the spire of a church rises in the distance. Directing the
view towards the opposite side, is seen a rustic wooden bridge,
connecting two hills, over which are passing herdsmen with a
ssock of sheep. The view opens to some distant fields. This
is a most magnificent picture, of the very choicest quality.
2 ft. 8 in. by 3 ft. % in.—C.
Collection of M. Brentano, Amst. 1822 ; purchased by M.
Nieuwenhuys, 6300y/o. and 6 per cent. 601Z.
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1824.
Now in the collection os Lord Charles Townshend.

179- A Landscape, presenting a view over an open and
well-wooded country, divided by a river, and a building of a
picturesque appearance at the side. The scene is animated by
a group of peasants, with cattle, passing a wooden bridge.
3 ft. 2 in. by 4ift. Gin.—C. (about.)
Collection of Andrew Harrison, Esq. 1831. .... 300gs.