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 (Part 1) (London: Smith and Son, 1829)

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It was formerly in the collection os the Stadtholder, srom whence
it was taken by the French and placed in the Louvre, where it
remained until the second capitulation of that city in 1815, -when
it was restored to Holland, and is now in the Hague Gallery.
27 in. by 20s in.—P. (arched top.)

91. An old woman standing at a window, and leaning one
hand upon the sill; she is habited in a brown dress, with a
slouched woollen bonnet on her head. A stand for a draw-water
bird is hanging at the side of the window. This little picture
is exquisitely finished.
Now in the collection of M. Van Bremen, Amsterdam.
9 in. by 7 in.—P.

92. A young woman standing at a window, with one arm
leaning upon the sill, and the other passed through the handle
of a brass market-pail. A carpet falls over the front, and
a dead pheasant lies on the sill. The window is adorned
with vine branches, and a curtain drawn up; a bird-cage
hangs on one side; a stand for a draw-water bird, on the other;
and a pot of ssowers stands under the window.
Collection of M. Le Brun.—Engraved in his Gallery.
6| in. by 5| in.

93. A young woman at an arched window, with a lighted
candle in her hand, before which she holds her other hand, to
protect it from the wind.
Collection of Geldermeester . . 1800. . SlSsso. 52l.
Now in the possession of Mr. Emmerson.
10 m. by 8 in.—P.

94. An old woman spinning: she is dressed in a furred
neglige, a black cap, and a blue apron; before her stands her