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.
414. The Apotheosis of Henry IV. Time is represented
bearing the king up to Heaven, where he is received by
Jupiter, to be placed among the gods; two females, emblems
of Victory and Peace (the latter seated on armour and weapons
of war), are bewailing the decease of the monarch. On the
opposite side of the picture is the queen, habited in mourning,
seated on a throne, weeping for her recent loss; Minerva and
Prudence stand by her side, and two emblematic figures are
presenting to her a ball and a prow, the symbols of govern-
ment ; at the foot of the throne are several senators, the
representatives of the French nation, kneeling to osser their
condolence and allegiance.
12^. by 21 ft. 5 in.—C.
Engraved by Duchange.

415. The Government of the Queen. In this composition
the artist has treated the subject wholly allegorically, and it
requires a considerable stretch of imagination to make the
intended application. The picture represents Olympus, with
an assembly of the gods ; France, under the symbol of a globe,
lies at the feet of Juno, her protector, who has risen from her
throne to place a couple of doves on its surface, committing
them to the care of Love, who stands by its side, playing with
two other doves ; the surrounding deities behold the beneficent
intentions of Juno with approbation. Apollo and Minerva are
in front, actively engaged driving away the fiends of Discord,
Envy, Fraud, and Malice; and Venus is restraining Mars
from interfering.
12ft. by 22st.—C.
Engraved by Picart.
416. The Journey of the Queen to the Bridge of Ce. The
queen, splendidly attired, and wearing a helmet surmounted
by a plume of feathers, personating the goddess Bellona,
mounted on a beautiful white horse, is on her journey to Ce,