Jacob van Ruisdael
Waterfall with a Steep Hill and Cottages
106.7 x 150.5 cmOil on canvas
Private collection, Scotland
Provenance
Sale Henry Croese Ez (1762-1838), v.d. Schley, Amsterdam, 18 September 1811, nr. 74
J. Campbell, London, 1831
bought by John Smith and sold to Héris of Brussels
Baron J.G. Verstolk van Soelen, The Hague, by 1835
Verstolk's pictures were sold after his death in 1846, one was acquired by the King of Holland and the remaining ninety-nine were divided between four purchasers, Thomas Baring, Hunmphrey St. John Mildmay, S. Jones Loyd and Chaplin through whom the purchase was made. the present picture was acquired by Loyd (later Lord Overstone)
by descent to his daughter, Lady Wantage, London
private collection, Scotland
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Other works by Jacob van Ruisdael
Waterfall in a Hilly Landscape with a Wooden Bridge
Two Water Mills and an Open Sluice
An extensive landscape with grain fields, Heemstede beyond
Wooded River Landscape with a Low Waterfall and a Footbridge
View of Haarlem with a Country House and Grainfield