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.
408. A Landscape, represented under the appearance of a
fine morning1.
Collection of Henry Hope, Esq. . . . 1816. . . 221 gs.

409. The Mill. Peasant milking a goat. The view ex-
hibits on the left a river, on the bank of which is an overshot
mill, backed by a grove of trees which extend along the bank
of the stream to the opposite side, and there unites with a
cluster of trees, growing amidst bushes on a rocky hill, under
which is an excavation, forming a shelter for cattle, and
from whence a herd of cows and goats, and a few sheep are
coming:: various fragments of architecture lie scattered on
the fore-ground, on one of which is seated the artist, drawing,
while two persons stand by, looking on : numerous goats are
browsing around, one of which a man is milking ; in addition
to these may be noticed some men loading a vessel with
timber, and at some distance off is a ferry-boat passing the
river. This view was evidently taken from the same place as
No. 22.
2 ft. by 2st. 9 in.—C.

410. The Companion. A Hunting Party, near a Water-
fall. The scene represents a woody and sequestered spot, and
offers on the right a cascade, which rolls over several rocky
acclivities, and thence under an opening to the fore-ground :
abundance of trees and bushes (amongst which grows the wild
vine) surround the fall and also cover the summits of the
rocks : near this part are four huntsmen, armed with spears,
and followed by dogs, in pursuit of red deer, one of which is
plunging through the stream, and a second lies dead near
them: on the opposite side the eye looks over an open country,