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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WILLIAM MIERIS.
82. A Trumpeter, wearing a buff embroidered coat, a
blue sash, and a hat decked with feathers, seated, resting his
right arm on a cask, on which lie a couple of ssounders, and
holding a jug in one hand, and a trumpet in the other. This
exquisitely finished picture is dated 1708.
83. (The Companion.) A fine portly Gentleman, dressed in
a brown coat, a purple mantle and a fur cap, seated with a
goblet of liquor in his hand. A table covered with a Turkey
carpet is placed by his side, on which are, a plate of tobacco,
a pipe, and a pot of embers.
10| in. by 9^-.—P.
In the Collection of Mr. Six Van Hillegom, Amsterdam.

DAVID TENIERS.
215. The Weary Cook-maid. Interior of a Kitchen, well
stocked with culinary utensils, which occupy a large portion
of the right of the picture. Among them may be noticed an
old horse-collar, a pair of bellows, a lantern, and a churn
lying on its side upon tubs, pails, and pots; and on the top
is perched a cock. On the opposite side is seated an elderly
woman resting her head on her hand, asleep ; and in the back
of the apartment are seen two men before a fire, and a third
entering by a side-door. This is a well-studied and carefully
finished work. See No. 423, Vol. Hi.
About 1 st. 6 by 2 st. 1.—P.
Exhibited in the British Gallery, 1842. T. IT. Langden, Esq.