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 3) (London: Smith and Son, 1831)

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20. Portrait of Malderus, Bishop of Ghent, when about fifty-
five years of age. He is seen in a front view, wearing a square-
shaped black cap, and has on a dark gray vest and a lightish-
coloured robe; he is seated in an arm-chair, holding a book in
his left hand: the right rests on the elbow of his seat.
3ft. 8 in. by 3 ft. 2 in.—P.
Engraved by Hollar, 1645 ; and Lommelin; and etched by A. B. D.
Now in the Academy at Antwerp.
21. The Virgin, with the infant Saviour in her arms, to
whom an angel is presenting a monk (St. Hermannus); St.
Joseph is present observing the passing scene.
Painted for the church of the Facons, at Antwerp.
22. The Entombment. This admirable composition con-
sists of four figures, and represents, on the right, the body of
the Saviour recumbent on white linen, with the Virgin,
habited in a gray vest and a blue mantle, seated at the head,
which, with the arms, she supports on her kneee; her wan
countenance and streaming eyes strongly depict the sufferings
of her mind. On her left is the affectionate Magdalen,
prostrate, embracing the Saviour’s hand, and a little beyond
her the beloved disciple St. John is seen approaching, with a
red mantle on his arm. A bason with a sponge in it, and the
implements of the Saviour’s sufferings, lie on the ground in
front.
9 ft. by 6 ft.-—C. (about.) Worth 800 gs.
Engraved by P. Pontius, and A. V. Rymsdyck.
Painted for the church of the Beguins at Antwerp, and now in
the Academy of that city.
A Repetition of the preceding picture, of a smaller size, but
equally fine in its pathetic expression and chasteness of drawing, is
in the collection of Lord Lyttleton, at Hagley.
3 st. 9 in. by 3 st. 4 in.—C. Worth 500 gs.
A Drawing, en grisaille, the original study for the preceding
pictures, was sold in the sale of Randon de Boisset, 1776.
147/r. 6Z.