‘John Smith, his Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French Painters (1829–1842) and the “stigma of PICTURE DEALER”’

The monumental nine-volume Catalogue Raisonné by the London art dealer John Smith (1781-1855), covering the works of 41 painters, appeared between 1829 and 1842. In spite of the common recognition of its importance by the specialized secondary literature, this publication has hardly been looked at i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Antoinette Friedenthal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:http://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/friedenthal.pdf