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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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but one view; and they have again been skilfully united by the
purchaser, Mr. Brown, who has since sold the picture to Janies
Holford, Esq., R. S.
United, about 2 st. 3| by 6 st. 2|.—C.

53. Three Troopers halting at an inn, at the door of
which stands the hostess with a bottle in her hand, serving
them with liquor. In the receding landscape may be
descried an encampment near a town.
\st. lOs by 2 st. 7s.-C.
Formerly in the Boursault Collection. Bought by Mr. Arteria.
Now in the Gallery of Edmund Higginson, Esq.

54. A Youth holding a horse in a stable. This is an
early work by the master, and is evidently a portrait of a
favourite steed.
10| in. by 15| in.—C.
Formerly in the Boursault Collection.
Edmund Higginson, Esq.

55. A Herd of Cows reposing. This enchanting picture
offers a scene of the most simple description, and which none
but an artist of consummate talents could render engaging.
A group of six cows, of various hues, occupy the brow of
some rising ground on the left of the picture, only one of
which appears to be standing; the meadow is bathed by a
river, a small portion only of which is seen ; and in this part
is seated a cow-boy, with his back to the spectator; from
hence the eye looks over a ssat country intersected by water,
dotted with a few buildings and a windmill, and terminated
in the extreme distance, by the faint indications of the town
of Port, and the square tower of its church. The fervid
 
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