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 (Band 9): Supplement (London: Smith and Son, 1842)

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26. The Angels appearing to the Shepherds. The com-
position of this picture closely resembles the preceding, and,
like that, the chief group is on the right, and consists of
about ten persons, seen within and around a shelter formed
of canvas, attached to some old trees. The announcing angel
is above them, and they appear to have been suddenly
awakened by the apparition; some are on their knees ; and
one within the tent has risen, and, with extended arms, is
looking up. In the centre is a grey horse standing alone,
and near it is a group of sheep huddled together ; other
cattle are visible in a dell beyond them. An early production.
1#2| by l#6s.-P.
Collection of T. Jones, Esq.; by Messrs. Christie & Manson. 71 gs.

27. The Interior of a Remise, in which are nine dismounted
horses and several ostlers. The composition is distinguished
from others by a cavalier dressed in a grey cloak and a drab
hat decked with feathers, on an iron-grey steed, seen in a
front view, paying the ostler, who is examining the money.
In front of these is a page, holding a chestnut horse, which
has a scarlet cloak on his back, the owner of which is
seated on a sack, pulling up his boots; behind the latter are
a grey and a bay horse standing together. In the receding-
part of the place are seen a groom making up the litter for a
horse, and a man on a ladder.
1#4| by 1st. Ill-p.
In the Palace of the Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

28. The Breaking-up of a Kermis or Fair. The view ex-
hibits a landscape of great extent, having a fine river on the
left, whose banks are dotted with houses among trees; from
hence the eye looks over a well-cultivated country to a chain
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