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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.
the eye looks over the distant hills. The scene is chiessy
distinguished by a peasant with a stick on his shoulder,
accompanied by a woman, driving three cows and a great
number of goats along the fore-ground, towards the edifice
already noticed. Engraved by F. Vivares, from a picture then
in the possession of John Barnard, Esq. This picture corres-
ponds very nearly with one described No. 176.

340. The Angel directing Hagar where to find Water.
The forlorn Hagar and the Angel are seen at the foot of some
lofty crags on the left, from whose side trickles a stream,
which forms a pool at its base, around which and also on the
sides of the rock grow abundance of bushes. The view on the
opposite side shows a hilly and well wooded country. En-
graved by Fye, from a picture then in the possession of
William Baillie, Esq. Described from the print. See also
Nos. 106, 133, 140, 174, and 287.

341. A Woody Landscape, with two goats at the foot of a
cluster of trees in the centre, and four others browsing on the
ridge of some rising ground at the side; beyond these is a
vista, through which a building is seen at a remote distance.
The view on the opposite side is obstructed by a mass of
rocks concealed in part by trees. Engraved by Lewis, from a
drawing by Claude, then in the possession of C. Cham-
pernowne, Esq.

342. A Flock of Sheep enclosed in a pen in the middle of
a field, bounded by hills and a mass of rocks, and wholly
 
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