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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122. An old woman standing at the half-door of a house;
she is dressed in a white cap, a ruff, and a gown with a gray-
body and scarlet sleeves.
Drawn in Lithography.—Now in the Munich Gallery.
11 in, by 8| in.—P.
123. The Interior of a room, with a lady seated at her toilet,
arranging a curl of her hair, which a maid, who stands behind
her, is dressing. The lady is attired in a scarlet furred
corset, and a yellow satin petticoat; upon the table before her
(which is covered with a carpet), are a looking-glass, a silver
ewer and salver; a large window with one of the casements
open, and a blue curtain hanging at its side, is at the back of
the table, and a chair covered with scarlet velvet stands against
its side ; on the left front is a wine-cooler, with a bottle in it:
and, to complete the composition, a large rich curtain is sus-
pended from the ceiling, and drawn aside to show the interior
of the room. This very capital and beautifully-finished picture
may be numbered amongst the choicest of this artist’s works.
Dated 1667.
Now in the Munich Gallery.
28 in. by 22 in.—P.

124. The Water Doctor. The interior of a room viewed
through an arched-top window, in which is a doctor examining,
with attention, a urinal, while an elderly female stands weep-
ing at his side. Upon the sill of the window, on the left, are a
globe, and a large book, relating to anatomy, lying open; and
before the doctor are placed, upon a rich Turkey carpet, a silver
flagon, a barber’s bason, and other objects. The under part
of the window is adorned with a bas-relief of boys, after Fla-
mingo. This very excellent picture is signed, and dated 1653.
The composition of the above picture corresponds nearly with
one already described in the Choiseul collection. Page 19.
Now in the Vienna Gallery.
18 in. by 14 in.—P. (arched top.)