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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907. Saint Michael, armed with a thunderbolt and a shield,
treading Satan under his feet; the prostrate enemy of mankind
lies struggling on the brink of an abyss, grasping serpents in his
hands. A slight but very masterly sketch.
25 in. by 18|in.—P.
Collection of the Earl of Liverpool, 1829, by Mr. Christie, 25gs.
Bought by Mr. J. Wooding.
There is a print of the above subject, in which Satan is seen in a
side view. In the preceding picture he is represented in a fore-
shortened position. Engraved by Melan.
908. The Fall of Phaeton. In the centre of the composition
is the empty car of Phoebus, surrounded by figures emblematic
of the hours, and accompanied by cupids ; these, with the fiery
steeds of Apollo, are thrown into dire confusion by the mis-
guided impetuosity of the presumptuous youth. This mas-
terly-finished study has evidently been done as a design for a
ceiling.
3 st. 2 in. by 2 st. 5 in.—P.
There is an etching of this subject by Panneels.
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1823.
Now in the collection os the Earl of Mulgrave.
A picture representing the same subject was formerly in the
palace os Brignoletti, at Genoa.
909. A Landscape abounding with trees, and traversed in
front by a deep ravine; towards which, and on the left side, is
a waggon descending a steep place, behind a bank. This is a
slight free sketch, on paper, probably the first idea for the fine
picture known as the Charette embourbee.
\ft. 10 in. by 2 st. 2 in.-— P.
Collection of the Earl of Mulgrave.
910. Inspiration. Represented by a female, clad in a yellow
and white mantle, seated, with a large book open on her knees,
and a pen in her hand; she appears to have just ceased writing,
and has turned her head to listen to the inspiring dictates of the