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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hills, that the more we gaze, the more we become enraptured with
such a consummation of all that is attractive in nature, and excellent
in art.
Collection of Thomas Hamlet, Esq. 1833. (bought in) 1260/.
Same collection 1834 ; bought by the Writer,
andsold to M. M. Vander Hoop, 1070gs. and5 perct. 11791. 13s. 6d.
Now in the collection of M. M. Vander Hoop, Amsterdam.
2. A View in Italy, representing a grand mountainous scene,
animated in the fore-ground by a man on a mule, passing a
brook, accompanied by another on foot, with a waggon drawn
by two oxen; these are descending a hill.
2 st. 8 in. by 3 ft. 6 in.—C.
Collection of M. le Chevalier Verhulst, 1779. . 1155fo. 1041.
- M. Le Boeuf, . . . 1782. . 3000/s. 120/.
- M. Lapeyriere . . . 1825. .11,600/s. 464/.

3. Travellers with laden Asses. The view ofsers a moun-
tainous country, rich in picturesque forms and detail: groups
of lofty trees adorn the fore-ground, and a road traverses the
scene. This capital picture may also be identified by several
travellers who are on the road, one of whom is conducting
laden asses, and another has quitted the highway to quench
his thirst at a river: beyond these is a waggon drawn by four
horses, from which peasants appear to be discharging goods.
3 ft. 3 in. by 4 ft. 2 in.—C.
Collection of M. Braamcamp, . . 1771. . 450flo. 40/.

4. The Artist studying from Nature. A view in Italy,
represented under the aspect of sun-rise. The left is composed
of a chain of lofty rocks, partially clothed with bushes, from
whose side gushes a cascade, which falls foaming among large
stones into a river which ssows at their base. This part of the
scene attracts the attention of three persons, who are at the
foot of two trees on some rising ground on the right, looking