SCHOOL OF JACOB VAN RUISDAEL (Dutch, 1628/29-1682). VILLAGERS ON A ROAD BY A RIVER, oil on panel - Unframed: 18 1/2 in. x 26 1/2 in. Estimate $4,000-6,000
Old label on reverse states "A Dutch Landscape, Painted by Jacob Ruisdael, This picture was formerly in the collection of Baron Schroeder of Amsterdam and was sold at his death with his collection of high class pictures. It passed into the hands of a well-known English collector, Lord Vernon. He afterwards sold the picture to a well-known English nobleman. It is of extremely fine quality and typical in every respect." Prov: Formerly in the collection of Mr. Andrew Welch, New York, New York and Sands Point, Long Island.
