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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nant are a woman in black, with a child by her side, seen in
a hinder view, and a man seated at the foot of a tree.
\ st. 10 by 2 st. 3|—P.
In the Collection of Mons. Vanden Schrick, Louvain.
8. A View of the Doelen, and the adjoining buildings, at
Amsterdam. The former is remarkable for its round form,
surmounted by a cone-shaped roof. A row of fir trees
grow on the adjacent Gracht, concealing the greater portion
of the buildings. At a little distance on the right is a
bridge, beyond which are seen a large house and other
buildings.
\st. 2 by \st. 6.—P.
In the Collection of Mons, le Baron Delessert, Paris.

9. A View, representing a hilly site resembling the dilapi-
dated fortifications of a town, the entrance to which is over
a bridge composed of two arches, with an adjoining building
forming the gate of entrance. A rapid stream rushes in
gurgling eddies under the bridge, and ssows along the fore-
ground. A building with a square tower stands on the
summit of a hill. The figures which enliven the scene are
from the pencil of E. V. Neer.
1//. by \ st. Ill—P.
In the Collection of Monsieur le Baron Delessert, Paris.
10. A View in a Dutch Town, with a row of trees con-
cealing a great portion of a line of houses, which recede in
perspective to the opposite side of the picture, where a
distant glimpse of the entrance to the town is obtained.
The figures, which are by the hand of E. Vander Neer,
consist chiessy of an old man and a woman, who are coming
together towards the front, and some poultry scratching at a
hillock of rubbish in the centre.
In the possession of Mons. Gautier, Paris; price asked 3000 fs.
(120Z.)