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.
followed by a man and woman; the latter of whom has a
basket of linen on her head. Behind these are three other
persons preparing to follow them ; one of the latter is seated,
having his sandals removed by a young woman. A high bank
forms the boundary of the stream, on which grow a cluster of
trees; beyond this, on the right, are some buildings on an
eminence (perhaps intended for Tivoli), from the side of
which gushes a cascade, concealed in part by bushes. On the
opposite side, and still more remote, is another rocky height,
crowned with buildings, at the base of which ssows a river.
Painted for a gentleman at Avignon. Engraved by Pye, 1778,
under the title of “ The Waders,” and subsequently in the
possession of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
3st. 1| in. by 4st.—C.
Collection of M. Desenfans, 1802. 180ys.
A picture by Claude, styled simply a landscape, was sold in
the collection of Sir Joshua Reynolds, in 1795, for 145 gs.

104. The Rural Concert. A landscape, representing an
open pastoral scene, of great extent, watered by a winding
river, which appears to ssow from the midland to the left,
where it is crossed by a lofty bridge of curious construction,
over which camels are passing; and thence rippling between
banks, glides along the fore-ground, and is again seen on the
right of the picture. A clump of trees grow close to the side,
another cluster rises near the centre in the second distance;
and still more remote, on the right, are two round towers,
some modern edifices, and two pillars of an ancient temple. A
group consisting of six persons is on the left of the fore-ground,
one of whom plays on a pipe; a second, a hurdy-gurdy; and a
third, a tambourine : of the others, who are listening to the