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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 Works of Anthony Van Dyck
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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.62914#0203
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brown hair falling on a rich lace frill, which covers his shoulders.
He has on a cuirass over a buff jacket, with red slashed sleeves ;
a rich jewel, attached to a ribbon, is suspended in front; and a
gold belt sustains his sword. The right hand holds a baton,
and the left is near his sword. A helmet and gauntlet lie on a
bank at the side.
^ft. 2 in. by 3 ft. 4 in.—C.
Now in the collection of the Marquis of Bristol.
A full-length portrait of the same Prince, attributed to Van Dyck,
is in the collection os Earl Warwick.
A portrait of the preceding Prince (styled Prince Robert, Count
Palatine), represented in nearly a front view, holding a baton in the
right hand, and the left placed on the breast, is engraved by
Meyssens.
The same, with the face seen in a three-quarter view, clad in
armour, with a pendent lace frill round the neck, and one hand
placed on the breast, is engraved by Stent; also by Snyers and
P. de Jode.
A portrait of the preceding Prince is in the Wilton collection.
569. Portrait of Prince Charles-Louis (or Lodowick), Count
Palatine (brother to the preceding). He is represented in a
three-quarter view, with long flowing hair. The body is clad
in armour, and a plain pendent frill adorns the neck. The right
hand is placed on the helmet, and the left touches the hilt of his
sword.
Engraved by C. L. Bion, 1652; Bernard, 1757; and W. Vaillant,
from a picture dated 1641.
The same Prince, seen in a similar view, with a stick in his right
hand, and the left placed behind his hip, is engraved by W. Hollar,
dated 1646 ; Hollman; Jenner ex.; also in bust by J. Payne.
Van Dyck etched a portrait of the preceding Prince, holding a
crown in one hand and a sword in the other.
A portrait os the above Prince is quoted by Daliaway, as being
in the possession of the Marchioness of Downshire, at Ombresley.
570. Portrait of Sir William Killegrew, when about thirty-
five years of age, of a thin countenance, seen in a three-quarter
 
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