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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cask stands at his back, beyond which is his companion, seen
in a hinder view ; on the opposite side are five others at cards.
Engraved by Muller, and etched by Boel.

519. A Landscape, with a company of peasants assembled
in front of a cottage, situate on the left of the picture ; of these,
a couple are dancing to the music of a bag-pipe. The rays of
the departing sun sparkle through the trees, and, glittering
along the surfaces of objects, enliven the brown of the evening-
shade.
1 ft. 1| in. by 1ft. 6| in.—P.
Collection of the Chevalier Erard, . 1825. (Bought privately.)
- Mr. Smith, .... 1828. (Mr. Stanley) 80gs.
Now in the collection of Mr. Norton.

520. The Interior of a Chemist’s Laboratory. The ope-
rator is standing at a furnace, watching the result of some
experiment; three of his assistants, busily engaged, are at a
furnace in another part of the room ; they are overlooked by a
man, from a little window above. Numerous alembics, retorts,
crucibles, books, &c., are distributed in every part of the room.
A spaniel lies asleep in front.
2 st. 3 in. by 2 ft. 9 in.—C.
Sold by Mr. Stanley,. 1824. 95 gs.
Collection of Lord Radstock, . . 1826. 3361.
Now in the collection of Lord Northwick.

521. The Companion. The Interior of a spacious Labo-
ratory, with a row of furnaces, on the left, in full operation.
On the opposite side of the room is a venerable man, with a
gray beard, seated at a table, fronting a large window, trying
a piece of metal on a touchstone; three men (one of whom
stands by a little furnace, the others busy at a table) are at the
end of the room ; and a fourth is peeping in at the door, near
them. An extensive assortment of chemical apparatus is dis-