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ISAAC DE JOUDERVILLE (LEIDEN 1612/3-1645/8 AMSTERDAM)
A man, three-quarter length, in Oriental dress
oil on panel
2614 x 2214 in. (66.5 x 56.5 cm.)
Provenance
with Leger Galleries, London, by 1972.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 13 March 1985, lot 107, as Willem de Poorter.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 11 January 1989, lot 18, as Willem de Poorter, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
W. Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler, V, Landau/Pfalz, 1983, pp. 3104, 3244, no. 2106, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, The Leger Galleries, Old Master Exhibition, 3-27 May 1972, no. 28, as Willem de Poorter.
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Lot Essay

This painting, which was traditionally given to the Haarlem artist Willem de Poorter (1608-after 1648), has more recently been attributed by Werner Sumowski to Rembrandt's early pupil, Isaac de Jouderville. Sumowski cites in particular the characteristic embroidered clothing adornments and turban bands (loc. cit.). De Jouderville is one of only a handful of Rembrandt pupils whose apprenticeship is securely documented. He was certainly working with the master by 1 November 1629, though, considering his relatively advanced age at that time, he had probably been with Rembrandt for some time by then. De Jouderville is last documented with Rembrandt on 19 November 1631, suggesting he made the trip to Amsterdam with him in that year.

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