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.
of which is a beautiful cluster of trees, growing on a rugged
bank, amidst bushes, and concealing in part the ruin of an
ancient edifice ; beyond this is seen part of the city of Phaeacia,
and a sseet of ships at anchor near it; from hence the view
extends to the distant mountains, and the entrance to the port.
In the centre of the fore-ground is seated a young female
(Nausicaa), attired in a red vest and a blue mantle; her
attention appears to be suddenly arrested by a man (Ulysses)
issuing from behind a tree at the side, and cautiously dis-
covering himself to her. The storm of the previous night
(described by the poet in the Odyssey, Books v. and vi.) has
subsided, and the morning is ushered in by the gentle breezes
which play over the surface of the water, accompanied by the
most brilliant purity and freshness of atmosphere. Painted
in 1658, for Signor Francesco Abericii, from whom it passed
into the possession of M. Furnese, and Humphry Morris, Esq.
Engraved by F. Viv ares.
2ft. 5 in. by 3st. 3j in.—C.
Now in the collection of the Earl of Ashburnham.

140. The Angel appearing to Hagar. This picture is dis-
tinguished from others representing the same subject, by Hagar
being placed in the left of the fore-ground, in a kneeling
position; the angel stands before her, pointing to a distant
town, and they are both seen in a profile view ; the scene is
bounded on this side by clumps of trees and bushes; on the
right the eye looks over a river, crossed by a dilapidated
bridge, to a large town, and from thence to the distant moun-
tains. Painted in 1656, for M. Venot.—See also Nos. 106,
133, 174, 287, and 340.
Collection of Michael Brian, Esq. 1804 390gs.