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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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54 WILLIAM MIERIS.
Venus, who stands before him, with her mantle in her hand.
The goddesses J uno and Minerva have retired from the con-
test. Five Cupids are sporting around them.
\st. 6 by2/t 3.—-P.
In the Collection of the late Philip Henry Hope, Esq.

3. A Man cheapening fish of a Woman. The subject is
represented at an arched window, on the sill of which he is
leaning, with one hand on some shrimps, and pointing with
the other to some dried fish, which the woman is about to
detach from the side of the window. A jug and a glass are
on the sill, and a bas-relief of boys playing with a dog and a
goat adorns the under part of it.
12 in. by 10.—P.
In the Collection of the Prince d’Aremberg, Brussels.

4. Portrait of a Gentleman, dressed in a buff waistcoat
with pale yellow sleeves, a scarlet scarf, and a sword sus-
pended by a black belt. He is represented standing, holding
a goblet in his right hand, and the other placed on his hip.
9^ in. by 8^.—P.
In the Collection os the Prince de Garve, Brussels.

5. A Gentleman presenting a Lady a bunch of grapes.
The young couple are seen at an arched window; the lady,
dressed in a yellow velvet mantle, leans on a green velvet
cushion, with a peach in one hand, while the other is extended
to take the grapes which the gentleman is presenting her.
A basket of fruit is on the sill. No. 6, Vol. I. corrected.
In the choice Collection of the late Philip Henry Hope, Esq.
 
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