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

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amongst whom are two foot soldiers defending themselves
with bayonets against a horseman, who has just arrived at a
gallop on a grey charger, and behind whom are two cavalry
soldiers struggling in close conssict. The confusion and move-
ment of a sanguinary battle are visible in every part of the
piece. Painted in the artist’s second manner.
2 st. in. by 3 st. 5^—C.
In the Royal Palace at Turin. Worth 600Z.

192. A Hawking Party, composed of a lady and three
gentlemen. Engraved by Scott. This is a superlative spe-
cimen of the master. See description, No. 414, Vol. I. For
“ Stafford Collection,” read “ Bridgewater, Lord Francis
Egerton.”
193. A view of the Dunes in Holland, composed of a high
hill of a yellow sandy soil, surmounted by two decayed trees,
and varied with a few patches of wild herbage. A road leads
round its base, on which is a traveller, and at the extremity
of the road are seen two men. At some distance on the left
stands a low cottage. This is an admirable study from
nature, clear and sparkling.
6^ in. by 81.—P.
In the Collection of the Baron Nagel Van Ampden, Hague.

194. A Man bridling a grey horse. A view over a bald
and sterile country, represented under the effect of a cold
evening. A cottage stands on the right, near which are a
brown horse lying down, and a man putting a bridle on a
grey one; and towards the opposite side is a boy in a blue
jacket teazing a dog.
12 in. by 15.—P.
In the Public Museum at Frankfort.
 
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