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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#0216
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176 VAN DYCK.
lace ruff, and figured silk sleeves to the elbows only. The left
hand is placed on the hilt of the sword, and the right is on the hip.
3 ft. 3 in. by 3 st. 6 in.—C.
Engraved, in outline, in the small gallery of Le Brun.
607. Portrait of Wolfang, Duke of Nieubourg, founder of
the Dusseldorf Gallery. He appears to have been about fifty
years of age; his oval face is seen in a three-quarter view, with
pointed beard, mustacheos, and the hair turned up in front.
His dress consists of a black figured silk vest, a plain stiff white
collar, and a black cloak hanging on his shoulders; the Order
of the Golden Fleece is suspended to a ribbon in front. The
right hand hangs down by the side, and the left holds the hilt of
his sword. This is an excellent picture.
3 st. 8| in. by 3ft. 1 in.—C.
Now in the collection of Monsieur Schamps, Ghent.
A whole-length portrait of this Duke is in the Munich Gallery.—
See p. 18.
608. Portrait of Henry Percy, ninth Earl of Northumber-
land, when about fifty-five years of age, seen in a front view,
with short dark hair, bushy beard, and mustacheos, seated in
an arm-chair, and dressed in black silk, with the sleeves of his
vest embroidered in gold, and the armorials emblazoned on the
mantle. His head reclines on the right hand, the elbow of
which rests on a covered table, whereon lies an open letter. An
admirably-painted picture.
4 st. 6 in. by 3 ft. 10| in.—C.
Engraved, in Lodge’s Memoirs.
Now in the collection of the Earl of Egremont.
A portrait of the preceding Earl is in the collection of the Earl of
Carlisle.

609. Portrait of Algernon Percy, tenth Ear] of Northum-
berland, when about thirty-three years of age. The face is
turned above three-quarters from the spectator, with auburn
 
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