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)

SCHOLARS AND ANALOGOUS PAINTERS.

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although the accessories of his pictures are neatly finished,
his figures are so ill drawn, that his original pictures are of
little worth.
John Van Staveren. He was a pupil of Dow, and an
accurate copyist and imitator of his works ; the subjects in
which he chiessy excelled, were hermits at prayer or contemplat-
ing a book ; these he finished with the most exquisite neatness,
and usually adorned them with the trunk of an old tree,
covered with moss.
Godsrey Schalken. He was born in 1643, and died in
1706. This artist finished his studies in the school of Dow,
and afterwards formed to himself a style which is peculiarly
his own.— Vide Schalken.
Maton. This painter has frequently copied the works of
Dow, particularly those of his candlelight subjects, in which
he succeeded extremely well, giving them great force and
brilliancy of effect, but with less finish than those of Dow.
Joost Van Gaasbeek painted fancy subjects and portraits,
in the style of Dow,

From the preceding catalogue, it is evident that Dow fre-
quently repeated the same subject; but in no one instance has
it occurred to the writer to see duplicate pictures.