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.
a hilly and well wooded scene. In the centre may be noticed
a bridge, composed of a single arch, over which travellers are
passing; from hence the eye discovers several buildings on a
hill; beyond which is a large river or bay. Three deer are
seeding on the fore-ground, and a herd of cows browse in the
surrounding meadows. Painted in 1668, for the Count
Waldestain.
3st. 3 in. by 4st. 3 in.—C.
Now in the Munich Gallery. Worth 1500Z.

174. The Angel appearing to Hagar and Ishmael in the
Desert. The subject is introduced on the fore-ground of a
wild and hilly country, and the forlorn hand-maid of Abraham
is represented on her knees, with her hands on her bosom, in
the presence of the Angel, who, apparently, is giving her as-
surance of present protection, and future prosperity in her
son, the latter of whom, in an exhausted state, is lying on the
ground beyond them. The scene on this side is composed of
a beautiful cluster of trees, growing on a high bank, and
adjacent to a rocky cliff; from hence the eye looks to a distant
bay, speckled with small vessels. The opposite side extends
over a dell, to a river, beyond which the view is bounded by
rocky mountains. The effect exhibits the close of a fine
day. Painted in 1668, for the Count Waldestain. Engraved
in aqua tinto.— For the same subject, see Nos. 106, 133,
140, 187, and 340.
3st. 3 in. by 4st. 3 in.—C. Worth 800 gs.
Now in the Royal Gallery at Munich.

175. Diana and Nymphs reposing after the Chase. This
view exhibits a classical scene, composed on the left of a ruin,