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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fore-ground by the introduction of a peasant, followed by
a dog, driving a herd of four cows and a ssock of seven sheep
along the road. A fine evening effect.
1 st. 9 in. by Zft. 3 in.—P.
Collection of Hart Davies, Esq. . 1814.68 gs.
For sale at Mr. Christie’s, . . . ISIS.68 gs.
Now in the collection of Dr. Fletcher, Gloucester.
45. A Pair. View on a River, bounded on one side by
a thick wood, to which a road from the front appears to lead
over some broken ground. Beyond the river is a small hamlet,
indicated by the spire of a church, and a windmill. A man
and a boy at the skirt of the wood, angling, are the only
persons visible in the landscape.
46. The Companion exhibits the neighbourhood of some
retired village, the spire of whose church rises above the trees
on the left: on the same side is a cottage, partly concealed by
a clump of trees, from which a winding path leads to the
fore-ground, over a rustic bridge, formed of the trunk of
a tree, with a rude fence on one side. A man with a stick in
his hand, preceded by a dog, is on the bridge, and another
man is approaching it. The opposite side shows the open
country, diversified with cottages and trees, and divided by
a road, on which are a man and a woman in conversation, and
two others are seen beyond them. The agreeable transition of
sunshine and shade lend their charms in the most attractive
manner to the scenes just described ; both of which are
painted in the artist’s most rich and unctuous manner.
9'1 in. by 1st. sin.—P.
Collection of M. Hogguer, . Amst. 1817 ; bought by Mr. Sa-
porta,.834 flo. 75l.
Now in the collection of the Right Hon. Sir Charles Bagot, K. B.

47. A woody Landscape, with figures.
Collection os Hart Davies, Esq. . 1814. 1 70/„
' Now in the collection of Sir John Erskine, Bart.