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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59- A Hawking Party. A landscape, with an old oak in front,
at the foot of which lies the trunk of a decayed tree amongst
docks, thistles, &c. A falconer, accompanied by a spaniel
marked with white, and three other dogs, are seen upon a high
road which divides the scene; and on the left of it is seated a
man with a packet at his back ; beyond whom is the entrance
to a chateau, near which are a lady and a gentleman on horse-
back, with three servants on foot, and several dogs. The
figures, &c. are by Adrian Vander Velde. Signed, and dated
1660.
3ft. by 3 ft. 71 in.—C.
Collection of M. Coders, . . . 1799. . 2400/s, 96/.
Now in the collection of J R. West, Esq., Alcote.
60. Peasants with Cattle. A landscape, with a sandy road,
on which are a shepherd and a woman driving two cows, five
sheep, and a goat towards the front. Upon a sandy eminence
on the right, are two old trees, and beyond them the country
is woody. The fore-ground is rendered picturesque by a pool
of water, a variety of herbage, and other incidental objects.
The figures are by Adrian Vander Velde. Engraved, No. S3,
in the Stafford Gallery.
2 ft. 1 in. by 2 ft. 8 in.—C.
Collection of M. Geldermees-ter, . 1800. . \2Q5flo. 108/.
Now in the Bridgewater collection, Lord Francis Egerton.
61. A Cavalier and a Lady halting. A landscape, repre-
senting an undulating country, adorned with trees and a stream
of water, and varied in the fore-ground by abundance of docks
and other weeds, and the trunk of a decayed tree covered with
moss. Upon a high road leading over a hill is a lady on
horseback, accompanied by a gentleman who has dismounted,
and a servant holds his horse: these are by the pencil of Philip
Wouwermans.
2ft. 1 in. by 2st. Sin.—C.
Collection os M. Geldermeester, . 1800. . 810y/o. 73/.