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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the top of a hill, on which are a shepherd and a ssock of sheep :
these have, within a few years, been introduced by the elder
Regenmorter. The view terminates abruptly by a range of
hills, crossing the picture and forming a straight line against
the horizon.
2 ft. 9 in. by 3 ft. 5 in.—C.
Now in the collection of M. Van Sasseghem, Ghent.
229. A View on a River in Holland. The principal object
which arrests attention is a windmill on a high bank, occupying
the left of the picture, and at some distance off is a second
mill. A boat, with two men in it, is on the river. An overcast
sky gives the aspect of approaching rain.
tft- by ^in-
Collection of M. Francken, Flanders.
230. A Stag Hunt. The scene offers an extensive forest of
oak and other trees, of ample foliage, among which the beams
of the morning sun play delightfully. A cluster of trees,
composed of various kinds, and the bare trunk of a beech,
stand on the margin of a stream, which extends along the
fore-ground, into which a stag has rushed, pursued on all sides
by dogs and huntsmen. These are introduced by the masterly
hand of Berghem.
3 ft. 6 in. by 3 ft.—C.
This capital production may justly be classed among the finest
works of the master, and estimated at 1000 gs.
Now in the Dresden Gallery.
231. A Waterfall. A woody scene, with a river ssowing
through it, and falling in a cascade on the front-ground. Upon
a rugged bank, on the left, is a rustic cottage, fenced with paling
and backed by trees; and on the opposite side stands a lofty
pine. A shepherd and a few sheep are on a verdant bank
beyond the stream. A beautiful example.
2 ft. 2 in. by \ ft. 9| in.—C.
Now in the Dresden Gallery. Worth 250 gs.