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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of tobacco, are on the table. A very pleasing example of the
master.
10| in. by 8| in.—P.
Collection of the Count Czernini, A ienna. Worth 1301.

108. The Daughter of Herodias, with the head of St. John
on a charger. The executioner stands on her right, and is still
holding the head by the hair. Painted in a free and broad
manner, and in a brilliant tone of colour.
8| in. by in.—P.
Collection of M. Schamps, at Ghent.
109. An old Man, in a brown coat, seated on a tub, offering
a live cock for sale to a lady, who, by her gesture, appears to
have no inclination to buy it; she is dressed in a scarlet jacket
bordered with ermine, and a tawny-colour silk gown, and holds
a reticule on her arm. A spaniel dog is at her feet. A turkey,
a basket of poultry, and a hare, compose the stock of the dealer.
Dated 1667.
2 st. 2 in. by 1st. 7 in.-—P.
Now in the Dresden Gallery. Worth 300 gs.
110. The Poultry and Game Dealer. A young woman,
dressed in a figured scarlet jacket, a gray skirt, and a white
apron, cheapening a hare of an old woman, who is seated, with
a dish of pigeons in her lap. The young woman carries a
market-pail on her arm ; and is followed by a boy, who is
endeavouring to pick her pocket.
2ft. by 1 st. 6 in.—P.
Both this and the preceding are very satisfactory examples of the
master, and worth 300 gs. each.
Now in the Dresden Gallery.
111. Interior of a Cabaret. A jovial cavalier, dressed in the
elegant costume of the period, with a glass of liquor in his hand,
and his arm round the neck of a pretty North-Holland girl,