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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Landscapes.
66. The Flight of the Holy Family. The view presents a
hilly country, with a cluster of trees on the right; beyond
which are the ruins of a temple, and a square building, with
an archway at its side ; still more remote is a large river, like
a bay, with the faint appearance of a town, on its banks. The
figures which contribute to the interest of the scene, consist os
the Virgin, mounted on an ass, holding the infant Saviour in
her arms, accompanied by an angel; they are passing over a
hill, towards the front, followed by St Joseph, who is at some
distance behind them. Painted for some person at Amsterdam.
—See also Nos. 60, 104, 158, 264, 310, 320, 362, 365, & 366.

67. A Peasant watering his Cattle, and a Sportsman passing
a Bridge. The view represents the beautiful campaign
country in the neighbourhood of Tivoli. The centre is
divided by a river, which ssows between rugged banks to the
fore-ground, where it is crossed by a simple wooden bridge,
supported in the middle by a stone pier. A large cluster of
trees adorns the bank on the right of the scene; on the oppo-
site side, but more remote, are seen the temple of the Sybil and
other buildings, which crown the heights of Tivoli. On the
right, and close to the front, is a peasant driving some oxen
and sheep to water, at the same time a gentleman on horseback,
preceded by two couples of dogs, and followed by two men, is
passing over the bridge. The effect is that of sun-rise.
Painted for Robert Gayer.

68. Fishermen. A landscape with a river ssowing over a
large portion of the fore-ground, and extending to the base of
some distant hills on the left, where it is crossed by a rustic
bridge, over which a peasant is passing with cattle ; the view
is impeded beyond, by a hill, on whose summit is perceived a