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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Six figures are in the back of the room; three are seated at
cards, and three standing before the fire.
4 in. by 5 in.—Cop.
Collection of M. St. Victor, . . . 1822. . 704/s. 28Z.
--- Count Pourtales, . . 1826 35 gs.
Now in the possession of the Writer.
476. The Interior of a Smith’s Shop, in front of which is an
elderly workman, seated at an anvil, forging armour ; near him
are a helmet and a cuirass. Three other figures are at a forge
in the back-ground.
8 in. by 6 in.—Cop.
Engraved by Chenu.
Collection of M. St. Victor, (Smith) 1822. . lOSOjss. 41Z.
Now in the collection of Mr. Artis.
477. An Interior, with an artisan, habited in a brown dress
and white cap, seated in front, with a pipe in his left hand; on
a tub, which serves for a table, are a jug, a pot of embers, and
a glass. A comrade stands behind him, with his back to the
spectator. In the back of the room, on the opposite side, are
three men, round a fire. Painted in the artist’s latter time.
1ft. by 1ft. 5 in.—C.
In the possession of Mr. Heris, a dealer, 1829. . . Price 100Z.
478. La Surprise facheuse. The Interior of a large
Kitchen, in front of which is an old fellow caressing a young
woman, who is upon her knees, cleaning an earthen pan ; at the
same moment an elderly woman is entering a door at the end of
the room, and observing them. The fore-ground is well stored
with a variety of culinary utensils, amongst which are a kettle,
some pans, a lantern, a tub, and a chopping-block, with a
curious sort of a vase, and a glass on it. An excellent example.
1/Z. 4| in. by 2 ft. 1 in.—P.
Sale of M. Varoc, by Mr. Phillips, . 1822. .... 225 gs.
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1823.
In the collection of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart, in 1826.