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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

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Drawings
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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.62940#0236

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DRAWINGS.

6. The Muleteer. A youth leading a mule laden with casks :
he appears to be speaking to an old man, who has both hands
on the top of a staff.
7. The Passage or Ferry Boat, in which are two persons of
distinction, and two oxen. A gentleman on foot, and a lady
on horseback, are on the bank, waiting to return by the boat.
8. The two Cows on the Bank of a Pond. Near the beasts
are two peasants, one of whom is seated.
9- The Fishermen. Three fishermen hawling their nets in
the presence of two cavaliers.—See No. p. 207.
10. The Wooden Bridge. Two mules, followed by their
drivers, are passing over the bridge, and on the left is a man
on a mule, going towards it.

THE FIVE SENSES.
These are etched by John Both, after designs by his brother
Andrew.
1. Sight, represented by a man selling spectacles.
2. Hearing. A peasant standing on a basket reading a
gazette.
3. Smelling. A peasant woman cleaning a child.
4. Taste. A woman selling cakes.
5. Feeling. A charlatan drawing a peasant’s tooth.
 
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