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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also a basket of dried fish, and other objects. The interior
is also well stored with articles connected with the trade.
1 ft- 3 by 1 st.—P.
Sold in the Collection of Monsieur M. Taxiera, Hague.
The pair are now in the Collection of Mr. Vander Hoop, Amst.

34. A Young Lady, in the character of Diana. She is
attired in a tawny yellow robe, and a bright blue scarf, her
head decked with feathers, standing near a tree, with an
arrow in her hand. A quiver lies on a bank by her side.
7 in. by 5.—P.
Formerly in the hands of a dealer at Paris for sale, 1837.
35. The Itinerant Showman. The subject is represented
as passing in the interior of a room, in the centre of which
is seated an interesting Savoyard boy, whose good-humoured
countenance indicates the delight he feels in explaining to
the spectators the incidents of his show. Three children
stand in front with their backs to the spectator, eagerly
watching the movements of the puppets, nor is the juvenile
amusement confined to children, for two artisans are watch-
ing with pleasure the passing scene. Two young women
appear also to have quitted their seats, and have mounted at
the back of the show, as if anxious to see the movements of
the machinery. The remaining person in the composition
is an elderly women who is seen on the farther side of a half
door at the extremity of the room. See brief notice of the
same, No. 35, Vol. I.
Collection of Robert Hamilton, Esq., 1832. 236 gs.
Bought by Charles Heusch, Esq.
36. Venus and Adonis. The goddess, clad in a yellow vest
of various hues, and a green robe, is seated on a bank, with
a velvet mantle under her, she has a chaplet of oak leaves in