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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Louvre.
408. The Marriage of the Queen. The princess, splendidly
attired, is receiving the token of her union from the hands of
the Grand. Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany, proxy for Henry IV.;
the august ceremony is performed by the Cardinal Aldobrandini,
in the church of Santa Maria del Fiore. The grand duchess
and the principal ladies of the court attend the queen, and the
Marquis de Sillery and other gentlemen are in the opposite side.
12,/b 9 in. by 7 st. 9 in.—C.
Engraved by Trouvain.

409- The Debarkation. The queen, attended by her suite,
is quitting her magnificent yacht to land at the city of Marseilles,
and the supposed tutelar deities of the city await her approach
with open arms. Fame, with a double trumpet, is proclaiming
her arrival; and the Nereides and Tritons sporting around the
vessel indicate the favour of the marine deities, who have been
propitious to the voyage.
12ft. 9 in. by 7st. 9 in.—C.
Engraved by Duchange.

410. The Marriage of Henry IV. with Marie de Medicis,
consummated at Lyons, December 9,1600. The city of Lyons
is personified by a female with a tower on her head, seated in
a car drawn by two lions, conducted by two cupids, bearing
lighted torches; her attention is directed upwards, where the
newly-married couple appear under the forms of Jupiter and
Juno; the former, seated on an eagle, with a thunderbolt in
his hand, is receiving the homage of the queen; Hymen and
the Loves preside at the interview.
12 st. 9 in. by 7 st. 9 in.
Engraved by Duchange.

411. The Birth of Louis XIII. The queen, recumbent
on a couch, is looking affectionately at the new-born infant,
whom Justice is placing in the arms of Health, personified by