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 8) (London: Smith and Son, 1837)

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NICHOLAS POUSSIN,

Old Testament Subjects.
distributed in vast multitudes over the shore and up a moun-
tain. Moses stands on the margin of the sea (only a small
portion of which is visible at the side) with his arm extended,
the signal for the closing of the deep, and the destruction os
the Egyptian host. Various feelings appear to agitate the
breasts of the Israelites ; some behold with wonder the mira-
culous event, others on their knees express their gratitude,
many hasten affrighted from the scene, and a few are seizing
the spoils of the drowned, which are washed ashore: of these,
four are close to the front, and one of them is in the water,
pulling ashore the body of a man in armour ; two of the others
have each a shield, and the remaining one is stooping to pick
up something in the water. This splendid production is
painted on a light ground, and is, consequently, clear in its
half tones, so that every group and figure is seen distinctly ;
and, from the extraordinary care bestowed on the finishing,
well deserves an attentive examination. It was done for the
Marquis de Voghera, at Turin, a relation of the Chevalier del
Pozzo; and was, subsequently, in the collection of the
Chevalier de Lorraine. Engraved by Gantrel, ea?.
5 st. 2 in. by 7ft. 2 in.—C. (about.}
Now in the collection of the Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle.

27. The Israelites gathering Manna in the Wilderness.
The view exhibits a sterile country, with masses of lofty rocks
on either side, and a pass between them, through which are
seen the distant tents of the camp. In representing this
miraculous event, the artist has chosen the first morning of the
appearance of manna on the ground, as the previous sufferings
of the people afforded him an ample opportunity to develope
the human character in all its varieties. The subject is com-
posed of nearly forty persons, distributed over the whole