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)

JACOB RUYSDAEL.

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288. A Waterfall. The view represents the usual wild
scene of rocks, clothed in part with trees and bushes, and sur-
mounted by rustic habitations; the water rushes foaming among
broken timber and fragments of rocks on the front-ground.
A few sheep, and a woman at the half-door of a house, are the
only objects which meet the eye.
2 st. kin. by 1/Z. 10 in.—C. (about.)
Now in the collection of the Baron Steingracht, at the Hague.

289- A Waterfall. The view offers, on the left, a richly-
wooded bank, extending over about two-thirds of the picture,
and forming the boundary of a rapid stream, which falls in a
gentle cascade in front. A man with a stick in his hand,
tending a few sheep, is on the bank. The appearance of a fine
clear day lends a charm to the scene.
1st. 8| in. by 1 st. ll|m.—C.
Now in the collection of M. Van Loon, Amsterdam.

290. A Waterfall in a mountainous country. The compo-
sition exhibits, on the right, a lofty hill, clothed with pine and
other trees; and on the opposite side, and a little retired from
the front, is a similar hill of a broken form, on the summit of
which stands a church, surrounded by trees. A cataract of
water rushes between these hills, and falls foaming among
fragments of rocks on the fore-ground. Some peasants with
sheep are seen passing along a rugged road at the declivity of
the latter mountain, towards a rustic bridge which crosses the
fall.
3 st. 5 in. by 3 ft, 2 in.—C.
Now in the possession of-Brandon, Esq., Blackheath.

291. A woody Scene. The composition of this pleasing
picture is distinguished by a young oak standing on the bank
of a pool on the right; a second oak, and a cluster of other
trees, occupy the centre. Near a chalky hill on the left, and a