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)

JACOB RUYSDAEL.

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78. The Mill. This pleasing little picture represents a
view on a river, which extends the whole length of the scene,
and the principal object which here meets the eye is a small
red-tiled house, surrounded with bushes and surmounted by
a windmill.
About 10 in. by 13.—P.
Collection of Mons. Dubois, Paris, 1840 ; 3102 /s. (1247.)
79. The Cornfield. The scene exhibits an open ssat
country, with a stream along the foreground, and the ruins
of a bastion and tower on its banks; in the distance may be
descried a village, and the steeple of a church rising above
some trees.
About 1 st. 5 by 1 st. 4s—C.
Collection of Mons. Dubois, Paris, 1840; 3500 js. (1407.)

80. Harvest. The composition of this excellent picture
offers, m the near ground, a broad hill, the greater portion of
which is covered with ripe corn ; some of it is in sheaves and
the rest a labourer is reaping. Upon a winding path which
divides the field is a peasant approaching. A road, of a loose
and sandy soil, passes along the foreground, and the view is
bounded by a few bushy trees and a hedge-row. The aspect
of a fine day gives a peculiar charm to the scene.
1 st. 4 by \st. 6.—C.
In the Collection of the Baron Verstolk de Soelen, Hague.

81. A View in the environs of a wood, intersected by a
chalky road, on which are a black pig, and a peasant driving
two cows. The trunk of a tree lies across the road in front,
and a reed fence is on the left. A vigorous production.
1^.41 by 1/7. 71-P.
In the Collection of Mr. Rombouts, Dort.