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 young woman reclining on the ground, apparently attending
to a man who stands before her pointing to a boat, in which
is a single figure.—No. 71.
The drawing was formerly in the collection of George
Hibbert, Esq.

272. View of a Water-Mill situate on the bank of a river,
on the left, backed by clumps of trees; beyond this may be
discovered a ruin, and still more remote is a mountain, which
bounds the view. The opposite side of the picture consists of
a path leading into a wood at the side.—No. 72.
The drawing was formerly in the collection of George
Hibbert, Esq.

273. A Shepherd in conversation with two Women. The
view exhibits a beautiful pastoral scene with a large cluster of
trees growing in the centre, at the extremity of a hilly
fore-ground ; a little remote from this, and close to the left,
are the remains of a large temple and adjacent buildings,
enclosed by a wall. The opposite side shows a valley with a
river, crossed by a bridge composed of seven arches, from
hence the view extends over an open bare country. In the
middle of a sloping fore-ground, are young females standing
together in conversation with a shepherd, who leans on his
crook, and at the same time points to a ssock of sheep.—No. 73.
The drawing was formerly in the possession of George
Hibbert, Esq.

274. A view of an old Roman Tower standing in the centre
of the picture, with a bridge, composed of two arches, abutting
against it, and a house of modern construction at its side.