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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SCHOLARS AND IMITATORS.

Querfurt. This painter was born in Germany, and is
chiessy known as a clever copyist of Wouwermans.
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Philip Wouwermans has only etched a single piece, repre-
senting a Landscape, in the centre of which is a horse bridled
and saddled: this is dated 1643.
His drawings (studies from nature) are usually done in chalk
washed in gray ; these are exceedingly rare, and proportionably
valuable. A small example of this class was sold in the collec-
tion of Richard Cosway, Esq., by Mr. Stanley, for 50 gs., and
bought by Messrs. Woodburns. Their rarity is a confirmation
of the account given by his biographers, “ that previous to his
death he destroyed the greater part of them what his motives
were for so doing, it is now impossible to decide; those given
by the same writers are too ridiculous to have any weight; and
it is much better to conclude that it aro se from a disposition
similar to that which is often found to inssuence literary cha-
racters, who have, under like circumstances, frequently de-
stroyed most valuable memoranda.
Although this painter, like most others, repeated the same
figures and animals in his compositions, in no instance has the
writer seen duplicate pictures by his hand.

END OF THE FIRST PART.