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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PETER PAUL RUBENS.

Letter the seventh, from Mr. Gage to Sir Dudley Carleton-
Dated at Brussells, August 23, 1617.
“ To deale plainly and ingeniously with your Lordship, I
must confess that by my negligence it hath happened that you
have not received your pictures almost a month since, for
before my going to Dunkirk (whither I did accompany my
frend Mr. Mathew) your pictures were finished, payed for
and encased up in Wakes’ house. The errour was, that my
departure out of Brussells, having many things to trouble a
weake braine, I forgot to get by Mr. Trombull a billet of
free passage for these pieces, which only hath been the cause
of their stay. I hope their goodness will make some part of
amends for this fault. I will not commend them, only I will
tell your Lordship concerning that of Sniers (Snyders) that
I have been wooed to let some have it for more money than
it cost, and I do assure you, that it hath been esteemed by
some very judicious workmen and gentlemen at one hundred
crowns. Your Lordship’s money hath been thus reparted
according to the best bargaines that I could make. Rubens
had the cheyne never valued here above £44 sterlinge.
Breughel had £14, Sniers £12, and Sebastian Franck £10 ;
some little charges will be found in the packetting and
accommodating of those things which I lay out of <£4 ster-
linge which is in my hands of your Lordship’s money.”
Letter the eighth, from Mr. Gage to Sir Dudley Carleton
at the Hague. Dated at Peronne, November 1, 1617.
“ I am exceeding glad your Lordship’s pictures came to
your hands soe well conditioned, which I thought long till I
heard, and I think it not amisse to put your Lordship in
minde of one thing concerning them, which is, that you keep
them not to long roled up (as often it happineth) before you
hang them up, for it would much prejudice the colors.
The Hunting-pece of Rubens in my opinion is excellent,