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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GONsALES COCQUES.

II. A Family Group, consisting of a gentleman, with
his wife and three daughters, assembled on a terrace,
adjacent to a handsome fountain, among a cluster of trees.
The former, habited in a suit of black relieved by a broad
gold belt, stands on the right, leaning on a stone bulustrade,
holding his hat and cane in his hands; the youngest child
sits near him, and a fine greyhound stands by : in the oppo-
site side is the lady, attired in a black silk gown, and a
scarlet skirt, seated, taking a ssower from a basket, which is
presented by the second daughter; the eldest, a young
woman, stands on the mother’s left, playing on a guitar. A
little retired, and in the centre of the scene, is a negro page,
holding a fine grey horse, a portion of which is concealed by
trees. This is an admirable example of the master.
2 st. by 2 st. 8.—P.
Sold in the Collection of the Marquis of Camden, by Messrs.
Christie and Manson, 1841, 460 gs. Bought for Thomas Henry
Hope, Esq.

12. Portraits of a Gentleman, with his Lady and Child.
The group is introduced in a handsome open vestibule, and
the former, habited in a black suit, sits in the centre in a
front view, holding his hat on his knee with one hand, and
by the action of the other appears to be addressing the lady,
who is seated on his left, attired in black silk, holding an
infant in her arms. A table and a stool covered with red
cloth are near the lady, and curtains of the same colour are
suspended to some pillars behind her. A dog is also couched
near the gentleman, A delightful example of the master.
About 1 st. 2 by 1 st. 8.—P.
Exhibited in the British Institution, 1841. Charles Brind, Esq.