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)

518 GABRIEL METSU.
4. An Elderly Woman taking her repast. An interesting
old woman, attired in the neat plain dress of the period,
seated near a table, eating soup out of an earthen pan,
which she holds in her lap ; upon a table partly covered with
a cloth, are bread, cheese, and butter. A tabby cat lies at
her feet; and on the ssoor in front are a slipper, an earthen
crock, and a skimmer. An admirable work of art.
14 in. by 10.—P.
In the possession of Madame de Haan, Amst.

5. An old Man with a black coif on his head, and dressed
in a dark-coloured cloak, seated in a profile view, mending a
pen. An hour-glass stands on a table by him.
Engraved by Michel, and described from the print.

6. The Tired Sportsman. A young man, dressed in a red
jacket with short sleeves, showing a white shirt, blue
breeches, slashed at the knees, and buff boots, seated at the
foot of a tree, holding up a dead partridge, at which his dog
is jumping. A gun is placed by his side.
\st. 8 by \st. 31—C.
7. The Lover’s Visit, at the moment when the lady is
washing her hands. See description, No. 17, Vol. IV., for
size read,
2A by 2 st. 3.—C.
Exhibited for private sale in the Collection of the Duchess de
Berri, at Messrs. Christie and Manson’s, 1834, price 550Z.; not
finding a buyer at that sum, it was put up at auction in the same
Collection, Paris, 1837, and sold for 10,605/s. (445/.) & 5 per cent.
8. Portrait of the Artist. See description, No. 28, Vol. iv.
Sold in the Collection of Sir C. Bagot, K. G. C., 1836. 53 gs.
Now in the Collection of the Baron Verstolke de Soelen, Hague.