Jacob Salomonsz. van Ruysdael Haarlem circa 1629/30 - 1681

In the collection of Lady O. Shaw Stewart, London; 
Collection M.P.M...;
His sale, Paris, Drouot, 8 May 1908, lot 64;
Baron Janssen;
His sale, Amsterdam, Müller, 26 April 1927, lot 102, for 6,600 guilders.;
With Kunsthandel Xaver Scheidwimmer, Munich, from whom acquired by the father of the present owner on 3rd July 1974.

"The following condition report has been provided by Henry Gentle, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. The oak panel is cradled. There are two repaired horizontal joins, restored. The restoration along the bottom join has discoloured. There is also a restored split along the bottom of the panel. Wood grain is visible in the upper part of the sky where the paint layer is thin and the ground shows through. There is some restoration here which has discoloured. There is some restoration to the pale cloud to reduce the impact of the yellow ground colour."
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