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)

114 ADRIAN VAN OSTADE.
Collection of Randon de Boisset . 1777. . 9400^5. 376Z.
■-- M. Tolozan . . . 1801. . 7300/s. 292/.
I os in. by 21 in.—P.

27. A Pair. One represents the Interior of a cottage, with
a large window at the side, near which is seated a woman,
feeding a child in her lap; several other figures are in the
back part of the room; and amongst a variety of culinary and
other objects distributed about the apartment is a plate of
muscle-shells placed on the ssoor in the front. Signed, and
dated 1663.
This excellent picture was sold, with the following one, in the
collection of M. de la Live de Jully 1769. . 4105 fs. 164Z.
Now in the collection of the Marquis of Hertford, and worth 400Z.
13 in. by 15 in.—P.

28. The Interior of an Alchymist’s Room. The alchymist
is on the left, surrounded by alembics, crucibles, retorts, &c.,
and a great variety of chemical preparations; blowing with
great eagerness under a crucible, the vapour from which
ascends a large projecting chimney; his pipe and spectacles are
upon a form near him, and a large book, with the words <e Et
oleum et operam perdis ” written in it, is lying open on the
ssoor; a woman is sitting before a window, at the end of the
room, apparently looking for something in a basket (an
alteration has been made in this part of the picture, the woman
being originally represented cleaning a child). A little girl,
followed by a dog, seems to be looking in a cupboard for
something to eat; and a little boy is sitting on the ground,
eating a piece of bread. Dated 1661.
Collection of M. Huis . . Hague, 1737. . 6OOJZ0. 54Z.
--Count Wassenaar . 1750. . 910_y?o. 82Z.
-M. de la Live de Jully 1769.
(with a companion) 4105 fs. 164Z.
- L’Abbe Gevigny . . 1778. (withdrawn.)