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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hills, surmounted by clusters of oak and other trees, and
patched with scanty verdure. The solitary scene is enlivened
by a woman, with a bundle of linen on her head, going
towards the convent, in advance of whom are two men. An
overcast sky sheds a sombre hue over the surrounding land-
scape. An excellent production.
2ft. 3 in. by 2 st. 9 in.—C.
Now in the collection of the Hon. Colonel Howard.

261. A Landscape, representing a woody and well-watered
country. The view, on the left, is bounded by a wood, in front
of which stands a beech, whose variegated bark forms a fine
contrast with the other trees. The opposite side is divided by
a river, the stream from which extends along the front-ground,
and is rendered picturesque by ssags and other aquatics. The
only persons visible are two men near the wood.
1 ft. 7^ in. by 2 ft. 1| in.—C.
Collection of Stamp Brooksbank, Esq. 1834. . . . 35 gs.

262. A Waterfall. In the composition of this picture, the
stream rushes in a broad volume from the right to the left,
amidst masses of broken rocks: two spars ssoat on the right
and front, and four others lie on a bank in the second distance,
in which part is a wood-cutter’s house. Two lofty pines rise in
the middle, beyond which is a rustic bridge, and the view is
bounded by hills, clothed with trees. The appearance of
approaching rain sheds a gloom over the scene.
2 ft. by 1 ft. 9 in.—C.
Collection of Charles O’Niel, Esq. 1834 51 gs.

263. A Landscape, exhibiting, on the right, a beautiful
forest of oak and other trees; among them, and close to the
front, may be noticed two oaks, whose stems cross each other :
a small cascade ripples at their base, and ssows into a river,
which divides the country on the left. The fore-ground is