Portrait of a Man, possibly Jacob de Graeff, Alderman of Amsterdam in 1672, Karel du Jardin, 1670

Title(s)

Portrait of a Man, possibly Jacob de Graeff, Alderman of Amsterdam in 1672

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-C-157

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘K. du Iardin. fe 1670.’

Description

Portret van een man, mogelijk Jacob de Graeff, schepen van Amsterdam in 1672. Kniestuk, leunend tegen een rots, de rechterhand rust op de kop van een windhond, rechts een dode haas.

Artist

• painter: Karel du Jardin

Dating

1670

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 130.5 cm × width 106 cm
depth 9 cm

What

• historical persons

Who

• Jacob de Graeff

Credit line

• On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)

Acquisition

loan 30-Jun-1885

Copyright

Public domain

• De oude Meesters van de stad Amsterdam : schilderijen tot 1800, p. 21, 63, fig. 11
• Karel du Jardin 1626-1678, p. 210
• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 204
• 'Sir Joan Reynst, his good acquaintance, neighbour, and landlord' : truth and fantasy in Houbraken's life of Karel du Jardin, Jonathan Bikker, p. 93, afb. 19