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 2) (London: Smith and Son, 1830)

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children; these are met at the summit by several monks.
The Saviour, accompanied by St. Peter, St. Paul, the Virgin,
and angels, is seen in the clouds.
5 ft. 4in. by Sst. Gin.—C.
This splendid picture, although only a finished sketch, is a noble
display of the genius of the artist. It was done by order of the
prebends of the abbey of Affleghem, as a design for a second
picture to adorn their church, but by some accident was never
executed ; the sketch remained in the refectory of the abbey until
its dissolution.
Now in the collection of M. Schamps, at Ghent.
362. The Adoration of the Shepherds. This picture is
composed of nine figures, and exhibits the Virgin seated at the
head of the Infant, lifting up its covering with the left hand;
and St. Joseph standing by, viewing with emotion the approach
of a group of three shepherds and three women to worship and
offer their gifts to the child ; one of the females is kneeling in
front, holding an egg in her hand, a portion of her humble
offering, which consists also of a can of milk and a couple of
fowls. An ass and an ox are near the crib, and three angels
hover above.
Engraved by Vosterman, Jeaurat, and anonymous.
Painted for the church of the Capuchins at Aix-la-Chapelle.
163. A Drawing of the preceding, done by a scholar (per-
fected by Rubens for the engraver) in chalk, washed in India
Ink, and heightened in white.
22 in. by 16% in.
In the Musee at Paris.
164. The Entombment. The body of the Saviour is borne
to the tomb by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, ac-
companied by St. John and three females, who are on the
right, and two others in the opposite side; one of these is Mary
Magdalen, kneeling and weeping by the tomb, into which the
other is putting straw.