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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passes in his right hand, which rests on a table, on which are
a globe, and a mathematical instrument.
Engraved by Lommelin.

732. Portrait of Nicholas Fabricius de Peiresc. He has
an oval countenance, which is seen in a three-quarter view,
with black beard and whiskers. He wears a black cap, and is
dressed in the robes of a civilian, with a plain frill round his
neck. The right hand, holding a paper, is placed on the back
of a book ; and near it is another book, which is closed.
9^ in. by 7|> in.—-P.
Engraved by Vosterman.
A portrait of the same person is engraved by R. Gaywood.
The former print was engraved from a picture painted en grisaille.
Now in the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch.

733. Portrait of Wenceslaus Koeberger, an artist. An old
man, with a gray beard, and wearing a velvet cap on his head.
He is dressed in a silk vest, and a loose cloak ; and is seated,
with his right arm resting on a pedestal, and in that hand he
holds a paper.
Engraved by Vosterman ; and a head by Gay wood.

734. Portrait of Jacobus de Breuck, an architect. His
finely-expressive countenance is seen in a front view, with a
singularly-long beard, and mustacheos. He is habited in a
light silk dress, with black bands crossing both shoulders ; and
a cloak, hanging over the right shoulder, and passing under
the left arm, is held by the right hand, while the left, leaning
on the ledge in front, holds a pair of compasses.
Engraved by P. Pontius.

735. Portrait of Eurycius Puteanus, an historian, when about
sixty years of age, of a thin countenance, seen in a front view,
with curling hair, and a large beard. He is dressed in a black