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 (Band 9): Supplement (London: Smith and Son, 1842)

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has been erroneously attributed to Schalken, and is noticed
as such in that master’s work, No. 98, Vol. iv.
Exhibited for sale by private hand, in the Collection of the
Duchess de Berri, at Messrs. Christie and Manson’s, 1834, and
sold to George Stone, Esq. for 280Z.
14. The Lace Maker. A young woman, dressed in a
figured green gown, a red skirt, a white kerchief with lace
edging, and a neat white cap, seated at an arched window,
working lace. A cat sits on a table on her right, and a bird-
cage hangs at the side. This little gem is finished with sur-
prising delicacy.
11 in. by 8s.—P. {enlarged.')
In the possession of Oswald Smith, Esq.

15. The Violin Player. The composition consists of two
young men and a woman, grouped, in a room paved with tiles.
One of the former, having on a fur cap, decked with feathers,
and a brown dress, is seated, with a jug in one hand, and a
pipe in the other, listening to his companion, who sits on the
farther side of a table, playing on a violin. The young
woman stands behind the chair of the former, listening to
the music. Some cards, together with a pipe and a knife,
are on the table, under which lies a dog. At the exterior of
a hals-door, in the back of the room, are seen a woman and
two children.
15 in. by 13^.—P.
Exhibited in 1834 for private sale, in the Collection of the
Duchess de Berri, at Messrs. Christie and Manson’s, price 400Z.
Sold by Auction in the same Collection in Paris in 1837, for
5462 fr. (218Z.)