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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57. A portrait of a gentleman, dressed in black silk.
Collection of Greffier Fagel . . 1801.61 gs.
58. Jacob’s Dream.
Collection of Greffier Fagel . . 1801. 70 gs.

59. Lesbia, with her sparrow ; she is in the act of letting the
little prisoner escape out of a tortoise-shell box. Signed, and
dated 1667.

Collection of Greffier Fagel . . 1801.
Again in the sale of P. Panne, Esq. 1819.
Now in the writer’s possession.
7 in. by 5 in.—P.

32 gs.
57^ gs.

60. L’Enfileuse de Perles. The Interior of a room: a
beautiful young lady, dressed in a red corset, embroidered
in silver, a large frill, and a pearl necklace ; she is sitting at
a table, covered with a Turkey carpet, stringing pearls from

a japan box; and a young woman is
seen in the back-
ground, bringing in a silver salver and
dated 1658.
ewer. Signed, and
Collection of Van Leyden . . 180-1.
. 12,001/5. 480Z.
Again in a sale at Mr. Christie’s, 1807.
(bought in) 390 gs.
Collection of Sereville . . . . 1811.
. 14,000/5. 5601.
La Fontain’s sale, at Mr. Christie’s, 1811.
. (bought in) 280g5.
This is one of the most beautiful examples
of the master : it was

bought by the Marquis of Hertford, who afterwards exchanged it
for another with M. La Fontain ; from whom it passed into the
collection of Prince Talleyrand, on the sale of whose collection, in
1817, it was bought by the Chevalier Bonnemaison; and by him sold,
with a small P. Potter, to Mr. Valdou, for 22,000 fs., in whose
collection it now is.

8| in. by 6| in.—P.