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.
314. A Herdsman tending Cattle. This beautiful scene re-
presents an open country, through which flows a noble river,
crossed in the middle distance by a bridge composed of eight
arches; the stream is bounded on the left by a high bank
clothed with bushes, amidst which rise two trees; on the
opposite side is a large tree, only a small part of which is
visible ; the distance displays a succession of hills. A herds-
man, wearing a grey cloak and holding a crook, is seated near
the centre of the fore-ground, tending three oxen, which are
browsing on the margin of the river; behind him is a peasant
driving four cows through a narrow outlet of the stream.
1 ft. 7| in. by 2ft. 2 j in.—C.
Formerly in the possession of Ellis Agar, Esq.
Now in the collection of the Marquess of Westminster.
315. The Artist studying from Nature. A view in the
environs of Rome, exhibiting an open hilly country, with the
Tiber winding through it, and passing in an oblique direction
behind a cluster of trees at the side, near which is seated the
artist attended by a youth, who holds an umbrella over his
head to shade him from the sun, while he is engaged drawing
the ruins of an ancient temple standing on the opposite side.
Two broken capitals and other fragments of architecture lie
scattered on the ground, among which feed a number of goats,
which are tended by a herdsman. The general effect is that
of a fine afternoon. Engraved by F. Vivares, Mason, and
Wilson.
3 ft. 2 in. by 4/L 1 in.—C.
Now in the collection of His Majesty.
Exhibited in the British Gallery, 1831.
316. A Landscape, representing a woody country, under the
appearance of a sultry evening. The centre of the view offers