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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WILLIAM MIERIS.

a richly carved frame, is suspended against a wail. On the
opposite side of the apartment is a toilet table, with the
usual objects on it; and near it is a chair, covered with green
velvet. A spaniel is near the lady. This picture is incor-
rectly entered No. 94, in the works of F. Mieris.
2 st. 4 by \st. 11.—C.
Collection of M. Goll de Frankenstein, Amsterdam, 1833, 2100 flo.
and 7^- p.c. (189Z.)

81. An Artisan, with a glass of liquor in his hand. The
subject is represented at an arched window, the under part of
which is decorated with a bas-relief of boys playing with
goats. Here a good-looking man, dressed in a brown jacket
and a blue cap bordered with sur, is seated, resting his arm
on the sill, and holding up a glass of liquor in his right hand,
which he appears to have just received from a young woman
who stands by with a jug in her hand. Two dried ssounders,
a tobacco-box, and ember-pot, are on the sill. Painted with
the usual accuracy of the master.
1A H by H| in.—P.
Sold in the Collection of the late Sir S. Clarke, Bart. 1840. 235 gs.