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)

THE

WORKS
OF
PETER DE HOOGE, or HOOGH.

1. Paying the Hostess. Three men and two women, in an
apartment paved with black and white marble; one of the latter,
dressed in a gray gown, and a scarlet skirt, stands in the centre,
with a piece of money in her hand, apparently complaining to
the cavalier, who has given it to her, of its insufficiency ; the
latter, wearing a buff jerkin, a cuirass, and a large black hat,
has his hand in his pocket, but seems reluctant to increase the
sum : the remaining three persons are at a table near a window;
of these two are seated, and the third (a female) stands with
her back to the casement. Signed, and dated 1658. This is
an excellent example of the master.
2st. 4 in. by 2ft. 1 in.—C.
Collection of M. Braamcamp, . 1771. . oQOso. 45l.
Now in the collection of the Marquis of Bute. Worth 400 gs.
2. The Social Party. The Interior of a room, with a
window on the right, the casement of which is open ; near it
are a company of two ladies and two gentlemen, disposed round
a table, covered with a tawny-colour cloth ; one of the former,
dressed in a white satin jacket, embroidered with gold, and a
scarlet skirt, is seated, holding a glass, which a gentleman,
standing on her right, is filling with liquor; the other female
stands at the side of the table; and the second gentleman,
wearing a large hat, and a yellow jacket, sits with his back