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.

Landscapes.
a second couple ; the female is here engaged milking a goat,
and the youth is dragging forward a ram; two cows, a number
of sheep, and several goats, are distributed around them, and
at some distance is a shepherd boy with a stick on his
shoulder. Engraved by Peyron.

323. The Tomb of Sappho. A classic landscape, inter-
spersed with a number of beautiful buildings, among which,
and close to the front, is one designated the Tomb of Sappho;
near it is seated a muse, recording the history of the poetess,
and Cupid stands by holding the ink. In the distance are
seen three persons on the margin of a lake.
I st. Gin. by 1 ft. 10^ in.—C.
Collection of M. Julliot, 1793. . . 2400/k . . 967.

324. Orion. A landscape, exhibiting a scene of extra-
ordinary grandeur, as well for its bold and mountainous
character, the richness of its verdure and umbrageous trees,
as for the beauty and brilliancy which the rising of the great
luminary of the day sheds over the scene. The Giant Orion,
having been basely deprived of his eyes by (Enopion, is here
represented advancing towards the summit of the highest
mountain, under the guidance of a workman at a forge, whom
he bears on his shoulders, in order that the beams of the
rising sun might shine uninterruptedly on his face, and thereby
restore his siffht. The Goddess Diana and other deities are
o
seen in the clouds, which are tinged with the golden hues of
the morning. This very excellent work was painted in 1658,
for M. Passart, Accountant General. Sir Joshua Reynolds is
said to have possessed this picture, which he parted with to
M. de Calonne for 500 gs.; and in the sale of the latter