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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CLAUDE LORRAINE.

Landscapes.
ssight of steps in front, and some lofty trees growing at its
side: beyond these, the eye encounters a splendid palace,
entered by a double ssight of steps; still more remote, are twro
lofty towers, and extending the view from thence, the beacons,
which guide to the entrance of the port, may be descried. On
the opposite side, is the angle of some lofty building, of the
Corinthian order, only one column and a portion of a pilaster
are visible. The figures introduced in the fore-ground, consist
of a lady, with her attendant, and two gentlemen ; she appears
to have just quitted a boat, and leaning on the arm of a gen-
tleman, is ascending some steps; two other gentlemen stand a
little way from the former person. Painted for a Monsieur de
Louchaine.
A picture representing precisely the same view as the pre-
ceding, in which is introduced the subject of the embarkation
of Saint Paula, who is seen leaning on a youth, and advancing
towards the water, followed by two female attendants and a
page, is in the collection of the Duke of Wellington.
A duplicate of the latter is in the Dulwich Gallery.
1 ft. 6 in. by 1 st. 3 in.—C. (about.)

62. Peasants driving Cattle over a Bridge. The view
appears to represent the vicinity of Tivoli, and is composed,
on the left, of masses of lofty trees ; beyond which is a rocky
hill, surmounted by buildings, among which stands the
temple of the Sybil; a river ssows at its base, and, in the
extreme distance, may be discerned the city of Rome. On the
fore-ground, are a man with a bundle, and a woman, with a
stick in her hand, going over a bridge, composed of a single
arch, and driving before them an ox, and a herd of goats, pre-
ceded by a peasant boy. Painted for M. de Louchaine.