Excerpt from A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French Painters, Vol. 6: In Which Is Included a Short Biographical Notice of the Artists, With a Copious Description of Their Principal Pictures<br><br>This advance is strikingly manifest in his wild Norwegian views, where cataracts are seen rushing through chasms of stupendous rocks, rolling in foaming masses amidst huge stones and fallen trees, and gurgling in eddying mazes along the rugged bottom. In such subjects he has not only far surpassed every other painter; but, in numerous instances, has attained such wonderful perfection, that nothing but the sound of the falling waters is wanting to complete the illusion. Of this class, there is one in the possession of Lord Charles Townshend; a second belongs to the Earl of Onslow; a third to the Baron Verstolk de Soelch; and a fourth, is in the Luton Collection. He often represented with inimitable success the open, fertile country, in the neighbourhood Of his native town, and exhibits extraordinary skill in giving picturesque effect to the flat and otherwise uninteresting landscape, by singular truth in the perspective gradations, and by the introduction Of various interesting objects; such as, extensive bleaching grounds; ruins of a fortification, villages, and windmills; and frequently are seen in the distance the town, and noble church Of Haarlem, partially illumined with gleams Of sunshine. Of this description of picture there is a splendid example in the possession Of Richard Sanderson, Esq.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.