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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

DOI chapter:
The Works of Minderhout Hobbema
DOI Page / Citation link:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.62940#0167

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MINDERHOUT HOBBEMA.

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are three cottages. Among the figures, which are introduced
by the pencil of Abraham Storck, is a gentleman on horse-
back, seen with his back to the spectator, sollowed by a man
on foot, and two dogs; and beyond him is a woman approach-
ing. On the opposite side of the picture are two cottages
among trees, and upon a road at the side of the hill, are
a man with a pack at his back leading a cow, and accompanied
by a girl; these are preceded by another man, who is teazing
a dog. Another group of figures is seen near the summit of
the hill, and many more are in different parts of the scene.
This capita] picture possesses in the highest degree the various
beauties for which this distinguished masters works are
esteemed.
3 ft. 2 in. by 4 st. 3 in.—C.
Now in the collection os the Marquis of Bute, at Luton.

104. A View on a Canal in Winter. The dreary scene
presents, on the left, a large and low cottage, the thatch of
which extends over the water, forming a covering to a boat.
In front of the house are four leassess trees, and a boat lying-
near a gate. On the opposite side are a boat with a mast and
yards, and a cottage backed by trees; some logs of wood lie
on the ice in front; three men, a boy, and a woman, are on
the ice; one of the former is playing at ball, and a girl
stands on a platform at the side of the river, which is crossed
in the second distance by a bridge: beyond these are seen
a cottage, and the low country of Holland. A cloudy sky,
surcharged with snow, contributes to the general effect of the
cold and solitary season.
1ft. 7 in. by 2 ft. 3 in.—C.
Now in the collection of the Marquis of Bute, at Wroxton,

105. A Landscape, with a tiled cottage and a water-mill on
the left, the machinery and timber-work of which extend to
the middle of the fore-ground, and a shoot of water rushes
into the stream, which ssows along the whole os the front, and
 
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