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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VAN DYCK.

299- Portrait of a Gentleman, wearing a full ruff.
2 ft. 2 in. by 1st. 9 in.—C.
Collection of M. Lormier, . Hague, 1763. . 760 flo. 681.
800. Portraits of Francis Snyders, his Wife, and Child.
The lady is seen in a three-quarter view, attired in a black
silk robe with a yellow bodice and a very full plaited ruff; she
is seated in an arm-chair, holding the infant on her knees ; the
latter is dressed in a greenish-coloured frock with yellow sleeves,
and has a doll in its hand. The attention of the child is
directed towards her father, who stands behind, leaning on the
back of a chair; he wears a dark silk vest and a large pendent
frill. A red curtain and a portion of a landscape compose the
back-ground.
3 ft. 5 in. by 2 st. 11 in.—C.
Collection of M. de Jully, . . . 1769. 12,020^$. 480Z.
This excellent production was subsequently bought os Madame
Goenbloodt, of Brussels, for the sum of 9000 fs. (360/.), and is now
in the Hermitage, at St. Petersburg!).
301. Portraits of a Lady and her infant Daughter. The
lady is seen in a three-quarter view, richly attired in em-
broidered silks, a broad full ruff round the neck, and triple rows
of jewels suspended in front; she is seated in an arm-chair,
holding the hands of a little girl, who stands on her farthest
side. A curtain attached to pillars forms the back-ground.
Engraved by H. du Pont, and in the Choiseul Gallery.
Collection of the Due de Choiseul, 1772. . 7386 fs. 296k
302. Portrait of Albert, eldest son of Rubens, when about
sixteen years of age, dressed in a green hunting suit; he has
one hand placed on a balustrade, ready to mount his horse,
and is accompanied by a page with two greyhounds; a gun and
some game are lying on the ground near him. This was pro-
bably a picture by Gonzales.
1 st. 6 in. by 2ft. 3| in.—P.
Collection of M. Van Schorel, 1774.