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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306. A drunken Silenus, holding a vase negligently in his
hand and spilling his liquor; he is supported by a satyr, who
is endeavouring to embrace a bacchante.
fst. 5 in. by 3 st. 6 in.—C.
Engraved by Bolswert, and etched by Vanden Steen.
Collection of Sassenius, 1776. 730 flo. 661.
- M. Vink de Wessel, Antwerp, 1814. 1200y/o. 108Z.

307. Portrait of Anthony Trieste, a Counsellor of Ghent.
The face, which is seen in a three-quarter view, exhibits a man
nearly sixty years of age, of a strongly-marked countenance,
with dark hair, mustacheos, and a small tuft of beard; he is
habited in the black robes of a civilian, with a white pendent
collar; the left hand is placed on the back of a chair, and the
right hangs down at the side ; the back-ground is composed of
a noble portico and a landscape. This excellent portrait is
painted with a rich impasto of colour, and possesses surprising
power and effect.
ist. 8 in. by 3 ft. 8 in. Worth 500 gs.
Collection of Chev. Lambert, 1787. 4501 fs. . . . 180Z.
-- Le Brun, . . 1791. 1600 fs. (query same) 6 Al.
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1818; and again in 1828.
Formerly in the collection of Sir-Colbrook.
Now in the collection of Sir Abraham Hume, Bart.
A Portrait of the preceding gentleman, with the body enveloped
in a mantle, leaving one hand only exposed, is engraved by P. de
Jode; and a head only, by Worledge.

308. The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian; a composition of
several figures, among whom are some soldiers on horseback
attending the execution.
7 ft. 2 in. by 5 st. 3 in.—C.
Etched by W. Paere in 1656.
Collection of M. de Calonne, . 1788. 9100 fs. (boughtin) 364Z.
Again in the same collection, London, 1791. . 3002 fs. 120Z.