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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Holy Spirit, who, under the form of a dove, is suspended on
the wing at her ear; while an angel, bending at her side, holds
an inkstand.
17 in. by 14 in.—P. Worth 150 gs.
This is an admirably-finished study; it was evidently designed
for the frontispiece of a book, and intended to be engraved, as the
pen is put in the left hand of the female.
Now in the collection of William Wells, Esq., at Redleaf.
911. An Allegory of the Elements of Earth and Water.
Represented by a male figure leaning on a vase, and a female,
standing near him, with fruit in her lap. This is a spirited
sketch.
15 in. by 12 in.—P.
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1815.
Now in the collection of the Earl of Mulgrave.
There is a print of the preceding subject, composed of a river
deity, seated, leaning on a vase from which water issues, and a naked
female on the opposite side of the vase, with one arm round the
neck of the river god, and a cornucopia in her hand ; a triton,
blowing a conch, is in a river in front; and a satyr, bringing a basket
of fruit, is seen beyond the female. Engraved by Vangelisti, pro-
bably aster a picture in the Ghigi Palace, at Rome.
This subject is also engraved by P. de Jode, with considerable
variations ; in this print the female holds the river god by the hand,
and wears a mural crown, over which an angel holds a chaplet; the
satyr is omitted. A picture (probably a sketch) corresponding with
this description was sold in the
Collection of M. de Crozat, . . 1751. . 400 fs. 16Z.
912. Dead Abel. The figure is represented naked, all but
the loins, which are covered with the skin of a beast, lying on
the ground in a fore-shortened view, the head being towards the
spectator ; a dog is approaching the body, with an expression of
caution and concern : a woody landscape forms theTjack-ground,
where is seen the fire still burning on the altar of the accepted
sacrifice.

fst. 10 m. by 5 ft. 10 in.—C.