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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of the house, and a great number are seen huddled together
under a shed at its side. Among the former, are, a young
woman in a yellow jacket, and a man with a scarlet cap in
his hand, dancing to the music of a hurdy-gurdy, played by a
young man mounted on a cask, near whom stand two boors ;
and on his right is a party composed of two women and four
men; a couple of these are seated lovingly together: near the
centre of the foreground is a group of three villagers in con-
versation. A second company of about twelve persons are a
little distance off on the side of the hill, among them are two
couples dancing in a ring to the sound of a bagpipe, and be-
yond these, are several groups of peasants near the cottages.
Evening. This is painted in the artist’s most esteemed man-
ner both as to execution and colour. See No. 251, Vol. in.
Yst, 9 by 2 st. 9.—P.
Exhibited for private Sale in the Collection of the Duchess de
Berri, at Messrs. Christie and Manson’s, 1834, price 6007. Sold
afterwards at auction in the same Collection at Paris, 1837, for
8,25 Y fs. (3301.) Bought by Messrs. Smith.
Now in the Collection of Henry G. Barnard, Esq.

103. The Fair at Ghent. This very superb picture is
composed of about three hundred and forty figures, distributed
over a large open place called the Potien’s Market, a great
number of whom are attracted to a line of booths ranged
along the second ground and right of the picture ; one booth
in particular, on which Punchinello and his comrades are
exhibiting their drolleries, has drawn around a crowd of
gazers, who stand with their backs to the spectator, while
many others are busily engaged purchasing divers articles
at the various stalls. Among those on the foreground
the most conspicuous is a jovial fellow, wearing a scarlet
jacket and a white apron (probably the host of the adjacent
inn), having a tankard in one hand and a cup in the