Portret van een man, mogelijk Jacob de Graeff, schepen van Amsterdam in 1672
Karel du Jardin
1670
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
130.5; 9; 106
About this artwork
signatuur en datum, rechtsonder: ‘K. du Iardin. fe 1670.’
About the Artist
Karel du Jardin · 1626–1678
Karel Dujardin, born in Amsterdam on September 27, 1626, was the son of the little-known painter Guilliam du Gardin. His early training came under the guidance of Nicolaes Berchem, a master whose influence is evident in Dujardin's animal and landscape depictions, while he was also inspired by the works of Paulus Potter. As a young artist, Dujardin traveled to Italy, where he immersed himself in th...