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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GODFREY SCHALCKEN.

52. A beautiful young Lady, of a smiling countenance, and
sparkling eyes, having the dress and appearance of a person of
superior rank. She holds a blazing candle in one hand, the
light from which illumines her face, and with the other she is
in the act of putting aside a curtain. This superlative produc-
tion of art is finished with the most elaborate care, and is in
every other respect a matchless work of the master.
1 st. l^in. by 10|m.—P.
Collection of M. Le Brun, . . . 1811. . 4801^$. 192^.
Imported by Mr. Nieuwenbuys in 1814, and sold by the Writer to
Lord Charles Townshend, at the sale of whose collection, in 1819, it
was sold for 255 gs.
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1826 and 1827.
Now in the collection of His Majesty.

53. An Interior, with a courtesan asleep, and a cavalier
giving money to an old woman.
Collection of the Earl of Halifax, 1808. 13l.

54. An Artist, studying his model by candle-light.
Collection anonymous, .... 1810.29gs.
A similar subject to the preceding is in the Florence Gallery ; and
a second is in the Dresden collection.

55. Peter denying his Master.
Collection of General Craig, . . 1812.21 gs.
56. A Girl holding a lighted Candle.
2 ft. 1 in. by 1 ft. 6 in.
Collection of the Duke d’Abrantes, 1817.26 gs.
A picture, representing the same subject, was sold in the sale at
Fonthill,. 1823. 25 gs.
57. A Girl, at a window, with a Candle in her hand.
10 in. by 8 in.—C.
Collection of Philip Panne, Esq. . 1819.18gs.