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.
383. The Grotto of Neptune. A landscape representing, on
the left, an open country divided by a river, bounded by distant
hills. On the opposite side, the eye looks over a broken and
varied fore-ground to a mass of rocks, which extend to the
river side, and are abundantly clothed with trees and bushes,
and are traversed by an opening, through which is seen the
distant country. The scene is also distinguished by the in-
troduction of the Sybil's temple, standing among trees on an
eminence.
Collection anonymous (by Mr. Christie), . 1807. • ■ 410y,y.

384. The Artist studying from Nature. The view exhibits
the entrance of a sea-port town with its harbour, bounded by
a mountainous range of coast. In the absence of further
detail, the picture may be identisied by three figures intro-
duced in the fore-ground, one of which represents the painter,
who is seated drawing the surrounding scene. The same
subject occurs in Nos. 115, 130, 301, and 315.
Collection anonymous (by Mr. Christie), 1807. • • • 1995Z.

385. The Companion, styled “ Claude's favourite Mill."
The view is supposed to represent the country adjacent to the
Appennines, whose steep sides are delightfully clothed with
bushy trees, amidst which gushes a stream of water, which falls
foaming into a river beneath, and thence, gliding along the
fore-ground, imparts a verdant freshness to the surrounding
meadows, in which grow luxuriantly clusters of beautiful
trees. A bridge, composed of several arches, crosses a distant
part of the river.
Collection anonymous (by Mr. Christie), . 1807- • • ■ 840Z.