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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110. The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian. The saint is
represented as a young man of singular beauty, naked all but
the loins, around which is cast a vesture of white linen. Life
appears to be extinct, and the body has consequently sunk
backwards on a bank, and is only prevented from falling by
the left hand being attached to a tree. Two angels have des-
cended, and are commiserating the martyr: one of them,
clothed in a scarlet robe, is tenderly withdrawing an arrow
from his side, and the other is untying the bands of his feet.
A breastplate and another piece of armour lie on the ground
near him. Of the numerous pictures described in this cata-
logue, not one has come under the writer’s notice possessing
higher or more sterling claims to admiration.
4 st. 6^ by 3 st. 6^.—P.
In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg. Worth 1200/.

111. The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian. Like the preceding,
the suffering saint is represented sunk down exhausted, and
only prevented from falling by the right arm being attached
to the limb of a tree; the left hand is concealed under him.
His thigh and side are transfixed with arrows, one of which
an angel is about to remove; while a second angel appears
to view with deep commiseration the dying martyr. Des-
cription, No. 337, Vol. in. corrected. For particulars, see
that notice.
Sold in the Collection of the Earl of Mulgrave, 1832, by Messrs.
Christie and Manson. 140 gs.
Bought by Sir John Drummond.

112. The Virgin and Child. This very beautiful picture
represents the Virgin, clothed in a red vesture and a blue
mantle, seated, with the infant extended naked on her lap,
upon some linen. The babe is seen in nearly a profile view,