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)

KAREL DU JARDIN.

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in that city, he travelled to Italy for improvement. His
attention while at Rome was in all likelihood attracted to the
pictures by Du Jardin; for it is evident, in his works, that he
founded his style and colouring on that artist’s productions,
together with those of Lingelbach. The subjects he usually
represented were sea ports, with numerous figures and horses.
He died in 1678.
John Linglebach. Many of the Italian scenes by this
excellent painter have a striking resemblance to the works of
Du Jardin, particularly in their style of handling, and dia-
phanous tones of colour. They were contemporaries at Rome,
and it may therefore reasonably be concluded that the inferior
artist would imitate, in some measure, those qualities for which
the works of the superior were distinguished.
He was born at Frankfort on the Maine, in 1625, and died
in 1687.
Jacob Esselens painted landscapes and figures in a style,
and tone of colour, approximating to those of Du Jardin. His
drawings also bear, in a similar degree, a resemblance to that
master’s. A recent Dutch author states him to have been a
pupil of Rembrandt; but as no known work by his hand,
having any resemblance to that artist’s style, has come under
the Writer’s view, he is unable to confirm it.