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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skirt of which she raises with one hand, and has a peach in
the other. She is attended by a page, habited in the fanciful
costume of the period, bearing a basket of fruit in his hands.
A house and a garden form the background. Dated 1665.
11 in. by 8s in.—P.
In the Collection of M. M. Van Loon, Amst.

35. Two Boys at a window, amusing themselves with a
cat. One of them, wearing a yellow satin dress and a purple
velvet cap, holds a wicker cage on the sill; the other, habited
in blue silk, is in the act of chastising a grey tabby cat, for
attempting to get a bird on a perch at the side of the window.
The under part of the sill is adorned with a bas-relief of
satyrs and boys; a pot of marigolds stands in front, and a
vine overspreads the surrounding walls. See No. 62, Vol. I.
15| in. by 121— p.
Collection of Elisha Biscoe, Esq. 1833. Bought in at 252Z.

36. Portrait of a Gentleman, dressed in a purple silk
jacket, with slashed sleeves, a mantle of a darker hue, and a
green velvet cap; his right hand is hitched in a belt, which
crosses his body.
In the Royal Palace at Turin.

37. The Toilet. A young lady, dressed in a satin corset
and a black petticoat, the skirt of which she is raising with
hex' left hand, while the other is elevated to her bosom. She
is attended by a negro girl, who has a tortoise-shell casket
in her hands. A silver box and a letter are on the toilet,
and a chair stands in front of it.
131 in. by 10.—P.
Formerly in the Collection of M. Francken, Belgium.