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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GERARD TERBURG.

just risen from his studies: a table, covered with a red velvet
cloth, on which is a desk with an open book lying on it, is at
his side, and a chair stands behind him.
2 st. 5 in. by 1 ft. 11 in.—C.
68. The Companion. A Portrait of a fair young Lady,
habited in a black silk gown and white satin petticoat, embroi-
dered with gold, a kerchief of point lace covers her neck and
shoulders, which is attached in front with a brooch of diamonds;
her fine oval face is seen in nearly a front view, with her hair
in ringlets, decked with a diamond and a bunch of red ribands ;
her right hand holds a fan, and the left is slightly raising the
skirt of her gown: she appears to have just risen from her
toilet, which stands before her, and a red velvet chair is behind
her. These excellent productions do honour to the talents of
the artist as a portrait painter.
2st. 5 in. by 1 st. 11 in.—C.
Now in the collection of the Marquis of Bute, Luton.
69- A Lady and Child. A lady, wearing a black lace hood
and kerchief, a yellow silk jacket bordered with ermine, and a
gray skirt, seated, paring an apple for a child, who stands by
her. The child, wearing a hat and feathers, is looking with
anxious impatience in its mother’s face ; a table, covered with
a blue cloth, on which are a china bowl, containing fruit, and
a silver candlestick, is placed before her, and a basket stands on
the ground. This is an elegantly-composed and well-finished
picture. Engraved in the Vienna Gallery.
A st. 2 in. by \ st.—C.
„Now in the Belvidere Palace. Worth 200 gs.
A duplicate of the preceding, equally excellent, is in the collec-
tion of M. Boursault, Paris.

70. The Lover’s Present. The composition consists of four
persons, the most distinguished of whom is a lady, dressed in a
yellow jacket, a black kerchief, and a white satin skirt, seated