Karel Dujardin

oil on canvas;

signed and dated lower right: 'K. du Jardin / 166?'

Emile Wolf, New York, by 1966;
Thence by descent to the present owners. 

Waltham, Massachusetts, Brandeis University, '17th Century Paintings from the Low Countries', 27 February - 27 March 1966, no. 16;
Providence, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design; Tampa, The Tampa Museum; Norfolk, The Chrysler Museum, 'The Discovery of the Everyday: Seventeenth Century Dutch Paintings from the Wolf Collection', 1982 - 1983, no. 9.

The canvas has an old glue lining and the paint surface is a little dirty but presents a clear image beneath an old yellowed varnish. There are two small losses in the lower right corner (impeding a clear reading of the date) and at lower center. There is some discoloring at the edges, likely due to old frame abrasion.Inspection under ultraviolet light is impeded due to the milky varnish.The painting would benefit from a light clean and revarnish. Offered in a decoratively carved gilt wood frame.
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