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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SCHOLARS AND IMITATORS
OF
KAREL DU JARDIN.

The popularity which the pictures of this distinguished
artist attained, naturally excited the emulation of several
painters of real talents to imitate them; and although none
of them reached the same degree of excellence, yet on some
occasions their works possess so much of the peculiar style
and colour which characterise his productions, as to require
an experienced eye to discriminate them; and, doubtless, if
copies were made by such hands, the difficulty of discerning
the verity of the work would be considerable.
Henry Mommers was born at Haarlem, in 1650, and
became a scholar of Karel Du Jardin. From this circumstance
alone is he noticed on the present occasion, as his works,
although they represent the same kind of subjects as those
by his master, are in every respect so inferior, and also so
unlike his, that it is next to impossible to confound them.
Mommers painted most of his pictures in a free and sketchy
manner ; his figures and animals are touched with great spirit,
and his pictures in general possess considerable power and
brilliancy of colouring.
He died in 1708.