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.
320. A Herdsman, driving Cows through a River. A
landscape, divided by a broad river, crossed in the middle dis-
tance by a rustic straight bridge; a fine cluster of trees adorns
the farther bank of the stream, and in the fore-ground is a
herdsman, driving five cows through a fordable part of the
river. Engraved by J. Newton, from a picture then in the
collection of Mr. Gamble. See also No. 189.

321. A Man lifting Timber, and three Persons in Conversa-
tion. A sea-port, represented under the delightful appearance
of a fine summer’s afternoon. The view offers on the left a
small portion of a noble building, consisting of two Ionic
columns, on the farther side of which is an elegant and lofty
entrance to a city, composed of square pilasters, with orna-
mented shafts; an esplanade of stone-work front these edifices,
over which are distributed twelve persons: from hence the eye
looks across a bay to a lofty round tower, on the farther side
of which are a number of vessels, near a town, situate at the
base of a mountain. On the opposite side and front is a large
vessel (only part of which is visible), together with two boats,
moored near the shore, in one of the latter are three sailors;
near these is a man on the beach lifting a plank of wood, and
on the esplanade may be noticed three persons in conversation,
two of whom are seated; a little distant from the shore is a
boat, containing a number of passengers, crossing the bay.
This fine picture is well engraved by T. Major, |nd in reverse
by Jorma.

322. Four Peasants amusing themselves in making a dog
dance. This landscape exhibits a beautiful pastoral scene,
with a rich cluster of umbrageous trees, rising near the centre,