Jacob van Ruisdael Sketching a Watermill — Gerard Bilders

Gerard Bilders. Painted 1864.

This painting was part of a ‘historical gallery’, a collection of paintings and sculptures glorifying Dutch art. The landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael was one of the 17th-century artists to be honoured with a painting. He is shown here out-of-doors, in the act of sketching a watermill. Bilders was clearly more skilled in painting the landscape than in rendering the figure.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Romanticism in the Netherlands, Main building, 19th Century.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 61.5 × 86.5 cm

Print: 61.5 × 86.5 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200108228. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.