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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15. The Love-sick Lady. Like the preceding, the subject
is introduced in a suitable apartment, with a bed in it, a
picture on the wall, and a Cupid over the door. The patient,
a young lady, dressed in a scarlet velvet jacket, bordered
with ermine, and a bluish-grey silk skirt, is seated at a table,
leaning her arm on a cushion, holding a letter in one hand,
and extending the other to the doctor, who is feeling her
pulse. An elderly woman (probably intended for the mother)
stands behind, watching the movement of the doctor’s
countenance. An excellent work. See No. 146, Vol. iv, for
size.
In the Munich Gallery. Worth 200 gs.

16. The Village Doctor. The surgical operator, dressed
in a brown jacket and apron, and a drab hat, and with a
case of instruments attached to his girdle, is bending for-
ward, carefully removing a plaister from the ear of a patient,
while the wife of the man stands by, with a basket on her
arm, observing the operation. A variety of objects relating
to the science are distributed about the place.
\ft. 1 by 10 in.—P.
Exhibited in the British Gallery, 1837 ; M. J. Barnes, Esq.

17. The Pet Pigeon. A youthful couple sitting affection-
ately together on the foreground of a landscape, amusing
themselves with a white pigeon which is perched on the arm
of the maiden. Three other pigeons are near them. Beyond
this group is an elderly man with a fowl in his hand, which
he appears to have just taken from a basket. Painted in a
free and broad style.
2 st. 1 by 2 ft. 7.—C.
Anonymous Collection, by Christie and Manson, 1836. 35 gs.