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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Portraits of the Artist.
228. Rembrandt, when about thirty-four years of age, pour-
tray ed in a three-quarter view, with thin mustacheos and full
curling hair. He wears a brown cap decked with feathers,
a yellow doublet over a cuirass, and is adorned with a gold
chain.
\ft. 9 in. by \ft. 6 in.—P.
Now in the Royal Museum at Berlin. Worth 150 gs.

229. Rembrandt, when nearly sixty years of age. His
strongly-marked, yet fine expressive countenance, is repre-
sented in a three-quarter view, with the eyes directed to the
spectator; his hair is dark and bushy at the sides, and he has
on a flat white calotte, the crown of which falls over the band :
the rest of his dress consists of a plain brown doublet, which,
being a little open in front, shows a portion of a gold chain, and
the colour of his coat is relieved by a small edging of his white
shirt collar. This picture is painted with extraordinary breadth
and vigour, and shows that neither age or anxiety had in any
manner diminished the energies of mind or hand.
2 ft. 8 in. by 2 ft. 1| in.—C. Enlarged from a head size.

230. Rembrandt, when about sixty years of age. The
head is slightly raised, and the face seen in a three-quarter
view. He is habited in the Turkish costume, consisting1 of a
white turban, and a mantle bordered with fur, under which is
seen the handle of a dagger; a roll of paper is in his hand.
Engraved by Longhi, from a picture in the Corsini Palace at
Rome.—See also No. 209, p. 86.
231. Rembrandt, when twenty-six years of age, with the
face seen in nearly a front view, having a short thick beard
and curling hair. He has on a black cap, and wears an em-
broidered vest and shirt, and a cloak edged with fur, and is