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Title: Notable paintings by masters of the early English, Dutch, Flemish and French schools
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: American Art Association American Art Association
Subjects: Blakeslee, Theron J., -1914 T.J. Blakeslee
Publisher: American Art Assocation
Contributing Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Digitizing Sponsor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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JAKOB VAX RUYSDAEL 1628—1682MOUNTAINS IN NORWAY (Illustrated on opposite page) This picture shows a wild, rocky scene in the Norwegianmountains. In the foreground the deep waters of a mountainlake reflect the craggy rocks which surround it, and which riseWyZfa-Z^t1 abruptly into a succession of frowning peaks, one of which inthe middle distance soars straight up towards the sky, itsmiddle slopes being swathed in a thick bank of mist, its sum-mit standing out boldly against a sky which is overcast withdark clouds, showing a few patches of blue here and there. Height, 34 inches; width, 39 inches.Purchased from A. J. Sulley & Co., London. Jakob van Ruysdael, the uncle of Salomon, was famous for his land-scapes, particularly excelling in his representations of the wilder sideof nature. He is never known to have visited Norway, but many of hispictures are said to represent scenes in that country, having been paintedmainly from descriptions of the spots depicted.
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No. 60 SIR AUGUSTUS CALLCOTT, R.A. 1779—1844OLD FARMHOUSE IN KENT Callcott painted under the tuition of the celebrated Hopp-ner until 1803, when he devoted himself exclusively to land-scape painting. His works are mostly views of Englishscenery, and this Old Farmhouse is a typical illustrationof the scenes he loved. Height, 34 inches; length, 54 inches.From the collection of General Bui.wer, Hay don Hall, Norfolk. No. 61 RICHARD WILSON, R.A. 1713—1782 ROCK AND WATERFALL AT TIVOLI A sympathetic rendering of a rugged landscape, with finedepth of treatment and excellent perspective. On the right,half in sunlight, half in shadow, a great mass of rugged rocksoars up against the sky, with trees and shrubs growing fromthe niches and recesses of its side. Down its face pours a water-fall, small in volume, but attaining sufficient velocity in itsdescent to send a cloud of foam and spume into the air at itsfoot. On the left the gnarled and broken branches of an an-cient tree stand silhouett

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