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 7) (London: Smith and Son, 1836)

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New Testament Subjects.
the summit of which sits a priest. This beautiful picture is
painted throughout with elaborate care, accompanied by clear-
ness of colouring and brilliancy of effect; its date, 1630, shows
it to be one of his early productions, and is probably one of the
pictures alluded to in the letter, of which a fac simile is given
in the work. Engraved by J. De Frey in the Musee Francais.
This picture was transferred to the Louvre during the war,
and restored in 1815, and is now in the Royal Musee at the
Hague.
%ft. Sin. by I ft. Gin.-—P. (arched.) Worth 1800gs.
65. The Presentation in the Temple. The subject is here
composed of seven figures, the nearest of whom to the spectator
is the Virgin, who is seen in a profile view, kneeling with the
infant Saviour in her arms, which the high priest is bending
to take from her. On the right is the venerable prophetess,
Anna, and behind stands St. Joseph, leaning on a staff. A
group of spectators is seen on an elevation in the back-ground.
Engraved by R. Earlom, from a picture in the collection of
the Hon. Horace Walpole.
This is, perhaps, the picture which was sold in the collection
of M. Van Zwieten, in 1755, at the Hague, for 80Jlo., 'll., and
afterwards in that of Sir Joshua Reynolds, in 1795, for S3 gs.
%ft. 6 in. by %ft.—(about.)
66. The Presentation in the Temple. This picture is com-
posed of the same number of figures as the preceding, but
differs materially in the size. It was formerly in the collections
of the Count de Lassey and that of the Count de Guiche, and
was afterwards sold in the collection of M. Vassal Hubert, in
1773, for 1500fs., 60/.; and in that of Count du Barri, in
1774, for 1110/5., 44/.
1 ft. 8 in. by 1 ft. in.—P.