ITALO-FLEMISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1550 | A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH COTTAGES ALONG A HILLSIDE

While the artist responsible for this atmospheric landscape drawing must, for the time being, remain unknown, the influence of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30–1569), particularly in the handling of the foliage and hatching within the trees, can be keenly felt. It does seem most plausible, on stylistic grounds, that this intriguing sheet is the work of a Northern artist working in Italy.