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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72. A Waterfall. This capital picture exhibits a scene
of unusual grandeur and striking effect. On the left are a
lofty pile of rocks, whose sides are covered in part with
bushes, and the summit crowned with clumps of pines, and a
building with a Roman tower. A road winds round the base
of these rocks, and is lost in a cavern at their side; here a
traveller with a bundle at his back, preceded by a dog, is
seen approaching, and four persons, two of whom are seated,
are in conversation. A river in the centre of the view
appears to glide from the sarther side of the rocks already
noticed, and is precipitated in three divisions between
fragments of rocks, and falls in foaming masses into a
stoney bed, gurgling along the foreground. Three spars of
timber lie on the left, and from hence the eye looks over a
woody hill to the tower of a church. A few cottages are
situate on the bank of the river, beyond which appears a
succession of mountains. A fresh morning. Painted in the
artist’s firm and vigorous style, and in his best period.
2 st. 3|by2/L 10.—C.
Sold in the Collection of De Heer Mynders, Amsterdam, 1838,
for 4400 flo. and 5 per cent. (385Z.)
Bought by Messrs. Smith, in conjunction with Mr. Chaplin.
In the Collection of J. M. Openheim, Esq.
73. A Watermill. See description, No. 142, Vol. vi.
Sold by Mr. Brondgeest, to Mr. Vander Hoop, Amsterdam.
74. A Shepherd with his Flock passing a rustic bridge
over a gentle cascade. See description, No. 172, Vol. vi.
Sold in the Collection of Sir. C. Bagot, K. G. C., 1836. 70 gs.
Bought by Lord Francis Egerton. Bridgwater Collection,
75. A View over a ssat Valley divided by a brook which
falls in a gentle cascade on the foreground ; a high hill
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