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.

pleased his Lordship to let me have the money that your
Lordship had layed out, that you had commanded me to
receive it; and so I had the £25.”
Extract of a second letter from the same to the same,
dated November 11th, 1620, tends to show how little value
was placed on pictures when in juxtaposition with politics.
“ The last week the Spanish Ambassador (Count Grondo-
mer) had long audience in the Gallerie at Whitehall with the
king, private, saving the Lord Marquis (Buckingham) Lord
Digbie, and the Prince ; that tyme his followers were in the
next roome, where are many good peeces as your Lordship
knoweth, amongst others the seige of Kinsale, and King-
Henry VIII his going into Bolloigne, which is one of the best
there : out of these were many pieces cutt where the Spaniards
received any disgrace. In the first that was cutt out quite as in
one place, where a Spaniarde is hanged at Kinsale, &c. In
the other the king’s head cutt off, with diverse others such
like.” This is much spoken of.—See Life of the Painter,
Vol. IT.