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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the Earl of Clarendon ; and a fisth is stated to be at Woburn. In
the latter picture he is represented habited in a bluish gray vest,
jacket, and hose, richly embroidered with gold lace ; a pendent lace
frill, ruffles, and knee-bands ; and his boots decked with bows
of blue ribbon. He is standing erect; the right hand, holding a
letter, rests on the top of a cane ; and the left is placed on the hip.
6 ft. 10 in. by 'I ft. 2 in.—C.
There is also a portrait of the Duke of Newcastle, of a three-
quarter size, at Burleigh.
510. Portrait of Rachel Ruvigny, Countess of Southampton.
The face is seen in a three-quarter view, with the eyes looking
downwards. She is clothed in an ample blue vesture, which
floats in the air behind her, and is represented as seated on
clouds, with a sceptre in her right hand, and the left placed on
a large globe; a skull lies under her feet. In allusion to these
symbols, the sun’s rays are seen diverging from behind a cloud
in the back-ground.
6 ft. 6 in. by 4ft. 2 in.—C.
Engraved by Mac Ardell, 1758.
Now in the collection of Earl Spencer, at Althorp.

511. A Duplicate of the preceding (also by Van Dyck) is in
the collection of the Countess de Grey.

512. A third is in the collection of the Earl of Hardwicke,
at Wimpole.
513. A fourth Portrait of this Lady, seen in a three-quarter
view, with the bosom exposed, and the hands engaged in
arranging some ssowers, which lie on the corner of her mantle.
Engraved by Lombart.
This is probably a picture belonging to the Duke of Grafton,
exhibited in the British Gallery in 1815.

514. Portraits of Lady Elizabeth Thimbleby, and Catherine,