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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painter of history and portraits, but chiefly of the former, and
these are faithful (almost servile) imitations of his master’s
works, possessing all his peculiarities of style, colour, and
execution, and even his eccentricity in the dress of his figures;
for like his master he had also his repository of antique
armour, arms, and weapons, together with old dresses of
all kinds, and fragments of silks, and rich draperies, which
he constantly employed in his pictures. Many of this artist’s
productions, when viewed at a moderate distance, have a
deceptive resemblance to Rembrandt’s; but when examined
more closely, they will be found exceedingly thin and meagre
in colour, and slight in the execution, with the frequent use of
the stick of a pencil in hatching through colours while moist.
He died at the place of his birth, in 1727.
James Leveque. The name of this painter is more
honoured by its being found among those of the pupils of
Rembrandt than by his productions in art, which seldom pass
mediocrity, notwithstanding the favourable promise he is said
to have given when a student, and by several clever portraits
executed by him after quitting his master. According to Le
Brun, he resided some years in Paris, pursuing, successfully,
his profession ; but at the same time gradually degenerating
from the vigorous style of the school in which he had been
instructed. Like most of his countrymen, he returned home
to enjoy the fruits of his industry.
He died in 1674, aged fifty.
Adrian Verdoel. Like the preceding painter, little is
known of this artist beyond the record of his name as a
scholar of Rembrandt. He is mentioned by Le Brun in terms
of commendation for the correctness of his drawing, and the
excellence of his compositions ; but as he does not mention the
source from whence he derived his knowledge, and no work
by the master has come under the notice of the writer to