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 (Part 5) (London: Smith and Son, 1834)

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KAREL DU JARDIN.

Whether his extravagance at Rome, or his curiosity
to see Venice, induced him to visit the latter city, it is
not now possible to determine ; but he went there about
the latter end of the year 1677, or the beginning of the
following year, and took up his residence with one of
his countrymen. This person is said to have received
him under the impression of being able to turn his
productions to a good profit, as he was well acquainted
with their value. In this expectation he was, however,
disappointed; for Du Jardin was soon after taken
seriously ill, and when in a state of convalescence
was suddenly seized with an attack of indigestion, of
which he died on the 20th of November, 1678, aged
48, according to the most probable information.

OBSERVATIONS.
A careful inspection of the works of this eminent
artist will disclose to the observer the two distinct
manners in which he at various periods painted his
pictures. In one he has attained his object, by a pecu-
liar delicacy of touch and a melting tenderness of colour,
accompanied by a liberal use of cool tints, or silvery
hues. In the other may be discovered an approxima-
tion to the manner of Paul Potter, being executed
with a sharp spirited touch, and a full pencil of colour,
styled by the French brodee, and this method was best
adapted for the representation of summer scenes, from
the sparkling effect he was thereby enabled to give to his
picture.