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)

96 JACOB RUYSDAEL.
305. A Shepherd tending Sheep, &c. The view represents
a wild and mountainous country, divided by a rapid stream in
the centre, which falls with foaming impetuosity on either side
of a rock, and rolls in eddies along the front. Upon the sloping
acclivity of a rocky hill on the left, is a shepherd tending six
sheep and a goat; these are admirably introduced by Adrian
Vander Velde. Two of the sheep lie near a stump of a tree,
the bole of which has fallen across the bank into the water :
more distant may be descried a man and a dog, and on the
summit of a hill stands a large cottage, backed by trees. The
opposite side of the picture offers a richly-wooded scene.
3 ft. 6 in. by ^ft. 7 in.—C.
This excellent production is worth 700 gs.
Now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburgh.

306. A View of a richly-wooded Country, with a dank pool
of water, overgrowm with flags and aquatic weeds, extending
along; the whole of the front-ground, and a considerable
distance into the forest. The composition is remarkable for
an old oak standing on the left, and the bole of a beech lying
at its base; beyond which are clusters of oak and other trees,
receding in succession into the distance. Three ducks are on
the pond in front, and within the shade of the wood is seen a
man, angling. A clear and beautiful production.
2 ft. 4 in. by 3 st. 3 in.—C.
Now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburgh. Worth 450k

307. A Raft and Watermill. The view exhibits a wide
expanse of water, on which is a raft of timber, and a small
sailing boat, bounded by a chain of lofty rocks, one of which is
surmounted by the ruins of a tower and cottage. A water-
mill is erected at its base, and the residence of a wood-cutter is
seen still more distant. Some masses of rock, with broken
firs, and straggling bushes, give variety to the fore-ground.
The elements are obscured by heavy rolling clouds, one of