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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212. A Waterfall. The view represents a grand rocky
scene, with a torrent of water rushing in rapid volumes,
amidst fragments of rocks and trunks of trees, to the fore-
ground. The surrounding hills are abundantly clothed with
trees and underwood, and the residence of a fisherman, or
wood-cutter, is on a bank of the stream.
3 st. 5 in. by fst. 2 in.—C.
Collection of Mr. Fauntleroy, . . 1825 235gs.
213. A Cottage and Corn Field. This beautiful picture
represents a rural scene, composed, on the right, of a thatched
cottage, backed by masses os oak and other trees, of rich and
varied foliage. A corn field extends along the front to the
fore-ground, where it is bounded by a low hedge of ssowering
elders and bushes, growing on a rugged bank, at the side
of which lies an old cart wheel. The figures which animate
the scene, consist of a woman at the door of the house, and
a man and a girl sitting on a bank in front of it. This
production is unusually rich and verdant in colour, and careful
in the finishing.
1ft. 9| in. by 2 ft. 2| in.—C.
Now in the collection of William Wells, Esq., Redleaf.
214. A Landscape, exhibiting a view of immense extent
over a ssat country, delightfully varied with woods, meadows,
and corn and other fields, and interspersed with villages and
their churches, partially concealed by trees, isolated cottages,
and distant windmills. In the fore-ground is represented the
ruins of a fortification, with its stagnant moat, fringed with
trees and underwood; and on the right is a winding road
passing a corn field, a grove of trees, and losing itself in the
distance. The figures and cattle which animate the scene
are by Adrian Vander Velde, and consist of a shepherd sitting
on the old wall of the fort, in conversation with a youth seated
on the ground, near whom are a dog and three sheep; a few
more sheep are on a bastion on the opposite side, in a breach
of which stands a gentleman; and three swans are on the