John Cassell's Art treasures exhibition: containing engravings of the principal masterpieces of the English, Dutch, Flemish, French, and German schools (1858)
Cassell, John, 1817-1865 · London, W. Kent and co. · leaf 226
to be hereafter immortalised—wasowing to the circumstance of their being both pupils of Van Balen. Although Vandyck was muchyounger than Sneyders, the two artists early formed a mutual friendship for each other; and, as soonas they were released from the trammels of pupilage, they both offered… … With Sneyders especially this was the case. So imbued was he with the spirit of the prince ofpainters, that Kubens, while he watched the progress of Sneyders, declared that he could fancy thestrokes were his, the colouring and style were so identical with liis own. 214 JOHN CASSELLS ART TREASURES…
Art Treasures Exhibition (1857 : Manchester, England) · Painters
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