KAREL DUJARDIN (Amsterdam, 1622 - Venice, 1678) Portrait of a Gentleman Oil on canvas, cm 86.4X69.8 Provenance: Great Witley, Worcestershire, H. Padmore Lippets, London, Christie's, 8 July 1994, lot 131 Cologne, Lempertz, 18 May 2019, lot 1266 Milan, private collection Bibliography: J. M. Kilian, The paintings of Karel du Jardin (1626-1678). Catalogue Raisonné, Amsterdam 2005, pp. 205-377, fig. no. 87 The half-length model looks directly at the observer, twisting slightly to allow him to rest his left arm on his hips and to create a sense of movement, volume and security. The probable date of 1666 is based on a comparison with the Portrait of a Man (recognisable in Willemn Muilman the Younger) kept in Hanover and signed and dated 1666 (cf. Kilian, cat, 108, col. plate 23). A similarity of clothing can be observed between the two works, with the lace collar, the white shirt sleeves, the open jacket and a similarity of the pictorial conduct and mimicry of the fabrics.