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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650. The Death of Leander. The drowned lover is repre-
sented being borne on shore, in the arms of three nereides and a
triton, while Cupid, in despair, is extinguishing his torch in the
sea. The bereaved Hero is seen on the left, precipitating her-
self from a window of her house. On the opposite side are two
dolphins, and beyond them appear Neptune and his attendants.
The gloom of a raging storm, mixed with ssashes of lightning,
give a solemn and melancholy effect to the scene. A pasticcio,
in the manner of the Caracci, in which the artist has not only
attempted, with considerable success, the grandeur of the Bo-
lognese school, but has also embodied in his subject considerable
poetic taste and feeling.
1ft. 10 in. by 2 ft. 8 in.—C. Worth 250 gs.
Now in the collection of Earl Spencer, at Althorp.

651. Andromeda chained to a Rock. The trembling nymph
is looking with watchful anxiety towards Perseus, who appears
to be swiftly descending on Pegasus, to destroy the terrific
monster. The happy result of her deliverance is already indi-
cated by the loves playfully sporting around her.
9 in. by 1 ft. 8| in.—Cop.
Now in the collection of Earl Spencer, at Althorp.

652. The Triumph of Venus. The beautiful goddess is re-
presented sitting in a car, formed of a shell, drawn by two
dolphins, and a cupid reclines in her arms; a second cupid,
holding up on a reed a silken sail, rides on the back of a dolphin;
sea nymphs, tritons, and cupids compose her train, and wan-
tonly sport around her.
9 in. by 1st. 8^ in.-—Cop.

653. The Rape of Europa. The nymph, clad in a gray and
red mantle, is represented being borne off, on the back of her
lover, who, under the form of a white bull, is plunging rapidly
through the waters, accompanied by the loves, who are ssoating