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 7) (London: Smith and Son, 1836)

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Landscapes.
597. A Landscape, exhibiting a view over an open flat
country, divided at the extremity of the fore-ground by a river,
on which are sailing boats; from hence the eye encounters a
large town enclosed by walls; and still more remote is seen a
wide expanse of water. The fore-ground represents a level
space, intersected by a road, near which are two cows, a goat,
and two sheep; a woman appears to be milking one of the
cows, and a man sits on the ground near her. Beyond these
are two thatched hovels, backed by a large clump of trees,
among which may be discovered the roofs of other houses. The
sky is partially overcast, and the broad shadows thrown on the
surrounding country are finely relieved by bursts of sunshine.
Engraved by Chatelaine, in 1744, from a picture then in the
collection of Peter Delme, Esq.
1 ft. 5 in. by 1ft. 8 in.

598. A View over an open Country, during harvest time.
The scene exhibits, on the left, a pile of ancient buildings
among stunted trees, surrounded by a wall, a drawbridge, and
a moat. On the opposite side the eye looks over a broken and
diversified country to a river with vessels, beyond which are
seen two towers and other buildings, and still more remote is a
chain of hills. A variety of figures, cattle, and other objects,
give additional interest to the scene ; among the former may
be remarked a gentleman wearing a cap and feather, standing
on the left with a cane in his hand ; he appears to be followed
by a man with a hound, and his attention is directed to a coach
and pair passing along a road at some distance from him,
beyond which is a tilted waggon. On the right is a woman
with a yoke passing a shallow stream, in which a cow is slaking
its thirst; she is going towards some cottages at the side, near
which are cattle; in addition to these may be noticed a ferry
boat, a man on horseback, and other figures. A bright ray of