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 4) (London: Smith and Son, 1833)

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29. A Pair. Portraits of Metsu and his Wife. Half-
length figures.
7s in. by 6| in.—P. (arched.)
Collection at Paris, 1774. . 1280/s. 51Z.
SO. The Interior of a Room, illumined by a window, near
which is a merry fellow seizing a woman round the neck, at
which two of his companions, sitting by, are much amused.
Engraved, No. 13, in the Choiseul collection.
1 ft. 1 in. by 1 ft.—P.
Collection of the Due de Choiseul, 1772. . 690/s. 28Z.
--—-—- the Prince de Conti, . 1777. . 500fs. 20l.
- the Due de Praslin, . 1793. . 426 fs. 171.
31. A Drunken Woman in a barrow, and a boy throwing
water over her.
2ft. by 2 st. 6 in.—C.
Collection of the Prince de Conti, . 1777. . 1600y<s. 64Z.
32. A View, looking down a passage, paved with marble,
into a bed-room, where a lady is seen, seated on a bed, putting
on her stockings; she is dressed in a pink jacket, bordered
with ermine, and a yellow petticoat. A pet spaniel lies near
her; and at the side stands a table, covered with a Turkey
carpet, on which are a box of pearls, a bougie, and a bottle.
The entrance to the passage is up some steps, on which a
guitar and other objects are lying. This admirable picture is
finished with the neatness and delicacy of the best works of F.
Mieris. Dated 1663.
2 st. 2 in. by 1st. 9 in.—C.
Collection of Chevalier Verhulst, . 1779. . 315 fo. 28l.
Now in the collection os His Majesty .... Worth 2501.
33. The Game at Nine-Pins. The subject is represented as
passing on the fore-ground of a richly wooded scene, offering
an agreeable retreat to the peasant and artisan, after their daily