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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FRANCIS MIERIS.

51. (Companion.) Portrait of a Gentleman about thirty-
three years of age, having long brown hair, and a grave-looking
countenance; he is habited in a purple silk robe, girt round
the body with a scarf and a white cravat: he appears to be
standing, and has his right arm resting on a balustrade, and
holds a scarf in the left hand. Seen to the knees, dated 1669.
9 in. by 6|-.—P. {arched.}
Exhibited for private sale as above, in 1834. Price asked 200Z.
Sold by public auction in the same Collection in Paris, 1837.
4200/r. (168?.)
The pair were bought for the Count Demidoffe.

52. The Sick Lady. A young lady attired in a velvet
jacket, bordered with fur, and a silk skirt, seated by the side
of a bed, apparently suffering under severe indisposition. She
is attended by an elderly woman, who stands before her with
her hands clasped, and deeply affected by the state of the
lady. A stool is placed in front. The figures are seen to
the knees. Described from a print engraved by Marc. See
No. 67. Vol. i.
53. Blind Tobit and his Daughter-in-law. A venerable
old man, blind and feeble, dressed in a brown mantle, seated
in an arm-chair with a stasf in his hand; his daughter-in-law,
a young woman, wearing a crimson mantle, and a yellow-
skirt, stands near him with a pitcher under her arm ; a dog
is at her feet. In the back of the apartment, may be per-
ceived a woman with a basket.
10| in. by 7|.—P. {arched.}
In the Collection of M. Vanden Schrieck.

54. The Dead Cock. A young man standing at an arched
window, holding in his left hand a dead cock, and pointing