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 8) (London: Smith and Son, 1837)

THE LIFE

OF
JEAN BAPTIST GREUZE-

There are painters, who have acquired renown by
some attractive novelty of style, effect, or subject; or,
by the infusion of some peculiar grace, or charm of
expression into their works ; among the latter class
may be enumerated the artist we have above named,
whose works have recently acquired a reputation,
which, whether conventional or not, has placed them,
with respect to value, with those of the first masters.
He was born at Tournois, near Macron, in 1726, and
is said to have had no other guide than his own genius,
in the acquirement of the art. The author of a bio-
graphical and historic dictionary, published at Paris,
in 1822, observes, that although he had no acknow-
ledged master, yet, for the sake of correctness, it should
be added that Grandon, sather-in-law of the celebrated
Gretry, perceiving the favourable disposition of the
youth sor the arts, took him to Lyons, and gave him
a few practical lessons, by which he was enabled to
paint portraits ; he asterwards accompanied his sriend