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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confirm it, the praise thus bestowed must still rest on that
excellent connoisseur’s authority. Verdoel is supposed to have
pursued commercial affairs, and to have devoted his leisure
hours to poetry, for which he had a decided taste.
He was born at a village on the Meuse, in 1620, and died
in 1681.
Christopher Pauditz. He was born in Lower Saxony,
in 1618, and at a suitable age entered the far-famed school of
Rembrandt, and, as soon as he had completed his studies, is
supposed to have returned to his native country, where he
pursued, successfully, his profession. His works chiefly con-
sist of fancy subjects and portraiture, painted in a free and
finished manner, partaking sufficiently of the school to mark
the origin of that style and no more. Both the Dresden and
Belvidere Galleries possess some clever examples by his hand.
The period of his decease is not known.
Jurien Ovens. This clever painter derived his knowledge
of the art from Rembrandt; but, instead of following the free
and spirited style of his master, he adopted one better suited
to the sphere of his genius. He painted history and fancy
subjects in a neat and careful manner, and with considerable
force and brilliancy of colour ; but his chief pleasure appears
to have been in representing night scenes, and these are the
subjects which have gained him most applause.
He was born in 1620, and is supposed to have ended his
days at Holstein, to which place he was invited, in 1665, by
the Duke of that province.
Nicholas Maes. The city of Dordrecht, distinguished as
the birth place of many celebrated painters, numbers among
them this excellent artist. He entered at an early age the
school of Rembrandt, and became a thorough proficient in all
the principles of the art so ably practised and inculcated by