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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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE WORKS OF
LUDOLPH BACKHUYSEN.

1. A View, looking out seaward, during the prevalence of a
strong gale and an overcast sky portending rain. The scene
is distinguished by a number of persons on the sands in front,
among whom may be noticed two sailors near a boat for pre-
serving fish; one of them is stooping, the other points to a
smack which is seen beating through the surf; four men are
on board, and three are in the water ready to aid them;
there is also a fisherman with a basket at his back, and a
child. Several other smacks are seen on the coast. A burst
of light breaks through the riven clouds, and ssickering along
the surface of the rolling waters, lends a particular charm to
the gloomy scene. This admirable picture approaches the
fine style of W. V. Velde.
1# 2i fly 7.—P.
In the Collection of Mons. Martini, Paris.
2. A Storm and Wreck. The view represents an inlet of
the sea, bounded on either side by high rocky hills. In the
centre is a large ship of war under jury masts, borne on the
crest of a heavy swell, which breaks in foaming volumes over
her stern. This object arrests the attention of four men on
the shore in front, two of whom are seated, a fifth is on his
knees at a distance from the rest. A second vessel in distress
is beyond the one already noticed, and a third is just visible
in the distance.
1 A. 11 by 2 st. 4|.—C.
In the Collection of the Baron Nagel Van Ampden, Hague.