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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but nearer to the spectator, is a boat full of passengers, and
several other vessels, of different descriptions, are visible in the
distance.
3ft. 3^in. by 4s ft. 8| in.—C.
Now in the Musee at Berlin.

295. A Waterfall. The view exhibits a wild and rocky
scene, with a grand cascade sweeping along the whole of the
front, and rushing with tremendous force among rocks and
broken timber on the front. The water is bounded by lofty
rocks, clothed in part by trees, amongst which may be seen a
rustic habitation ; and upon the summit of a lofty mountain
stands a round tower. The appearance of rain prevails.
2 ft. 2 in. by 2 st. 10| in.—C.
Now in the Gallery at Hesse Cassel.
296. A Rural Scene. This picture is composed, on the left,
of a clayey road, winding over a gentle hill by the side of a
wood, and round a bank on which stands a fine old oak. A
pool of water, overgrown with bushes and ssags, is on the right,
and two trunks of trees lie on the bank of the pond. A cot-
tage embosomed in trees, on which the sun shines, is in the
middle distance. A traveller seated by the road-side, and a
man and a boy approaching, are the only inhabitants. Done
in lithography by Ekerman.

297. The Sportsman. A landscape, representing a richly-
wooded country, with a pond in front, on the farther bank of
which are a bush and several small trees, the largest of which,
an oak, bends over the pool. The fore-ground, which is
much broken and divided, rises gradually to a hill, along the
summit of which is a park paling, enclosing a thick wood,
which reaches nearly the whole extent of the picture. The
scene is animated by two sportsmen, one of whom is winding
a horn to encourage his dogs, while in pursuit of a hare.
Done in lithography.