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.

527. An Equestrian Portrait of the Duke d’Arenberg. The
countenance, which appears to be that of a person thirty-six
years old, is seen in a three-quarter view, looking over the left
shoulder ; his long curling hair falls on a lace frill, which adorns
the neck ; and the body is clad in complete armour, with cuishes ;
a red sash girds the waist, and ssoats at the side. The figure is
represented in a hinder view, holding a baton in the right hand,
and mounted on a bay prancing charger. A youth, bearing a
helmet, is on the farther side of the horse, in the rear; and a
regiment of cavalry, defiling through the country, appear in the
distance.
10/t 6 in. by 8 st.—C. (about).
Engraved by R. Earlom ; and Baillu.
This magnificent portrait was painted for the Elector Palatine.
Now in the collection of Thomas-William Coke, Esq. Hoikham.
A bust portrait of the Duke d’Arenberg, represented in the same
position as the preceding, and painted in an oval, is in the collection
of Earl Spencer, in which it is styled a portrait of Van Dyck.
in. by 19 in.—C.
There is a print of this nobleman—representing him in the same
position, clad in complete armour, with the right hand placed on the
end of a baton, and the left hand to the breast—engraved by Bols-
wert.

528. Portrait of Dorothy, Lady Dacre, daughter of Dudley,
Lord North, when about twenty-six years of age, represented
as having a fair complexion and light hair. The face is seen in a
or o
three-quarter view, and the dress is composed of black silk,
with festoons of pearls, tied with a black ribbon, in front of the
bosom. The right hand holds a bunch of roses, and the left is
slightly raising the skirt.
4j7. 6 in. by 3 ft. 6 in.—C.
Now in the collection of the Marquess of Bute, at Wroxton.

529. Portrait of Charles Malery, a gentleman, about sixty
years of age, with dark hair inclining to gray, mustacheos,
and a small tuft of beard. The face is seen in a front view,