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)

ANTHONY VAN DYCK.

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96. Portrait of the Marchesa Balbi, a lady of about
twenty-six years of age, represented in a three-quarter view,
seated in an arm-chair, holding a closed fan in her right
hand; the left is placed on her waist. Her dress is composed
of a richly embroidered robe of yellow figured silk, on a dark
ground, a skirt of a dark greenish hue, and a full plaited
ruff. A dark-coloured curtain is suspended in the back-
ground. This admirable portrait is one of the artist’s
Italian productions, and consequently partakes of the rich
hues of the Venetian school.
About 5 st. by st.—C.
Exhibited in the British Gallery, 1836. The property of
J. B. Heath, Esq.
97. Portraits of the Marchesa Spinola and her child. The
countenance of the former, indicating her to have been
about thirty years of age, is of a round form, seen in a
three-quarter view, and her dark hair is decked with a
crown of jewels : she is attired in a bright morone-colour
silk robe, and a full ruff of greyish muslin, and is represented
standing with her left hand on her waist and the right
extended to take her little girl by the hand. A pillar and
curtain compose the background. This is also one of the
painter’s Genoese productions.
About 5 st. 6 by 4 st. 2.—C.
Exhibited in the British Gallery, 1832.
In the possession of the Earl of Caledon.
98. Portrait of Van Dyck when about thirty years of age,
represented in a three-quarter view, having auburn bushy
hair. He is habited in a suit of black silk with open sleeves,
and appears to be standing with his right arm resting on the
base of a pedestal, and the left hand placed on his hip.
About 3 st. 6 by 2 st. 2.—C.
Now in the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg.