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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his hand ; a third sits on the farther side of the table,
smoking, and behind him stand the remaining two of the party.
A brown cloak, and a hat decked with feathers, lie on a tub
at the side; and in the back of the room are three men
before the chimney.
1# by 1# 11|.—P.
Sold in the Collection of Lord C. Townshend, 1835, for 98 gs.
In the Collection of Mr. Vander Hoop, Amsterdam.

179. The Midnight Visitor. The picture represents a
lover, mounted on a ladder, breathing his tender tale to his
fair love, who is seen at the first-ssoor window of the house.
A cask, with various pots and pans, lies in the adjacent yard.
A full moon lights up the scene.
14 in. by 10.—P.
In the Collection of the Duke of Hamilton, Hamilton Palace.

180. A Picture Gallery, decorated with about thirty-one
pictures, after the most esteemed Italian masters. In the
centre of the apartment is a gentleman (supposed to be the
Archduke Leopold), habited in a suit of black, and bearing
a cane in his hand, approaching a picture after Giorgione,
held for his inspection by an attendant. A head of St. Pe-
ter, and a portrait of Titian, stand on the ground against a
chair; a picture of St. Margaret, after Raffaelle, another
after Veronese, and a third after Michael Angelo, are near
them ; in the opposite side of the gallery is the painter,
standing by a table, with a drawing in his hand ; two busts,
and a quantity of studies, are on the table.
About 3 ft. by 3 st. 6.—C.
Exhibited in the British Gallery, 1835.
Lord Brownlow.