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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SCHOLARS AND IMITATORS.

M. Wee sop. This painter, whose name induces a belief
that he was a Dutchman, came to England a short time previous
to the death of Van Dyck, and observing the estimation in
which that master’s works were held, he employed his talents
in imitating them ; he also copied his pictures with surprising
accuracy. He quitted England in disgust, on the execution of
Charles, in 1649-
Abraham Diepenbeck. This name is inserted under the
head of the scholars of Rubens, and is now again noticed, in
consequence of the approximation of his style and colouring,
in his sketches and historical pictures, to those of Van Dyck.
There is a picture by his hand in the Vienna Gallery, repre-
senting females bearing baskets of flowers on their heads to the
temple of Flora, which is quite worthy of the name of Van Dyck ;
and others, of similar excellence, are in collections in this
country, in which they are attributed to Van Dyck.
Erasmus Quellinus. Although this painter was a pupil
of Rubens, his style of drawing and colouring evidently indi-
cate that he attempted to imitate the manner of Van Dyck,
rather than that of his instructor. He died in 1678.
Francis Wouters. He was also a scholar of Rubens,
whose style and manner of painting he afterwards quitted, and
adopted that of Van Dyck. The subjects which he chiefly
painted were sylvan scenes enlivened with figures, representing
some story from fabulous history. Fie was killed by the ex-
plosion of a gun, in 1659.
Thomas Willeborts Boschaerts. He was born at
Bergen-op-Zoom, in 1613, and learned the art of painting of
Gerard Seghers, whose manner he afterwards quitted, and at-
tached himself to the style and colouring of Van Dyck, which
he successfully practised. One of this class is in the Museum
at Brussels; it represents Abraham paying homage to the
Angels. He died at Antwerp, in 1656.