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.

Gerbrant Va'nden Eeckhout. This eminent scholar of
Rembrandt was so great an admirer of the works of Terburg,
and particularly of those subjects representing Military Officers,
engaged at Cards and Backgammon, that he frequently amused
himself in imitating them. Many of this class are noticed in early
catalogues of Dutch pictures, and several specimens of the
kind have come under the Writer’s notice; but, as inmost
instances they were marked with the artist’s name, it is evident
they were not painted with any motive of deception. These
imitations may, in general, be recognised by a prevalence of
brown tones, with more depth and effect, and much less deli-
cacy of finishing and variety of tints, than is observable in the
works of Terburg. Eeckhout was born at Amsterdam, in
1621, and died in 1674.
ADDENDA
To the Catalogue of Pictures by Gerard Terburg.
No. 17, page 123, was sold in the collection of Chevalier
Erard, in 1832, for 2000fs. 80Z. ; and was bought by Monsieur
Henri, Expert du Musee, at Paris.