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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123. A Lady and a Gentleman listening to some itinerant
Musicians. The view is composed, on the left of the picture,
of a large stream of water, at the extremity of which are
a mill and adjacent cottages with red tiling. The opposite
side exhibits a broken and picturesque fore-ground, divided
from the water by bushes, and a rude fence of wicker-work:
from hence the eye looks to a rich cluster of trees and bushes,
among which the light plays with admirable effect. On an
oblique road in front of these are a lady and a gentleman,
who appear to be attracted by the rustic music which three
men are playing on the fiddle and pipe while sitting on a log
at the side of the road. The agreeable variety of sunshine and
shade are admirably distributed throughout the scene.
2st. by 2 ft. 8^ in.—P.
Now in the Dulwich Gallery. Worth 5001.
124. A Gentleman on Horseback, &c. A Landscape,
representing a well-wooded country, under the appearance of
a fine day, and with the effect of a burst of sunshine breaking
over a fine oak tree, on the right of which is a road where
a gentleman, wearing a red cloak, and mounted on a white
horse, is seen approaching, preceded by a dog: to the left is
a second road, winding through a wood, and terminating in
the distance. Two travellers on horseback are also seen at
some distance off. The figures are ascribed to Adrian Van
Ostade. Signed, and dated 1668.
1 ft. 11 in. by 2 ft. 4 in.—C.
This description was sent the Author from a subscriber in Ireland,
and he cannot, therefore, vouch for the originality of the picture.
Bought in an auction in Ireland, 1833, 195Z.
Now in the collection of William Dent Farrer, Esq.