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.


101. A Herdsman tending Cattle. This beautiful pastoral
scene represents a fore-ground of a broken and undulated
surface, over which are distributed cows and goats at pasture;
the herdsman sits calmly under the shadow of a tree on the
right, with a crook in his hand. On this side the view is bounded
by a lofty hill, of an abrupt form, clothed with trees, and
surmounted by a building with a round tower. A tree of
ample foliage stands near the centre; beyond which the eye
looks over a valley watered by a meandering river, to the
distant hills. The effect is that of a clear and lovely evening,
in the vernal season of the year. Engraved in the Stafford
Gallery.
1 st. 14 in. by 1 st. 61, in.—C.
Now in the Bridgewater Collection, Lord Francis Egerton.

102. A Herdsman passing with Cattle through a River.
The view represents in front a river of considerable extent,
into which a cascade, in the centre, rolls its waters; beyond
this, the eye looks over a flat country, to the distant hills ; to
the right, clusters of trees and bushes are growing on the bank
of the river. Towards this part a herdsman is driving six
oxen, five of which, together with the peasant, are in the
water ; the sixth (only the hinder part of which is visible) is
on a road leading over the bank. Painted for M. Lairesse,
and subsequently in the possession of M. Desenfans.
A picture corresponding with the preceding description,
was sold in a sale by Mr. Stanley, in 1830, for 45 gs.
1 ft. 4 in. by 1 ft. 10 in.—C.

103. Peasants with Cattle fording a River. The view
exhibits a scene of varied aspect, representing in front a river,
through which are passing seven cows and several goats,