Old and modern masters in the collection of M.C.D. Borden (1911) (14774355141)

Identifier: oldmodernmasters00unse (find matches)
Title: Old and modern masters in the collection of M.C.D. Borden
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Borden, Matthew C. D. (Matthew Chaloner Durfee), 1842-1912 Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958 Jaccaci, Augusto Floriano, 1857-1930
Subjects: Painting
Publisher: New York, Priv. print.
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation



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THE CASCADE JACOB VAN RUISDAEL i (8) JACOB VAN RUISDAEL BORN at Haarlem in 1628529. Died tKere in 1682. Probablya pupil of Cornelius Vroom and bis uncle Salomon Ruys?dael. Worked at Haarlem and at Am^erdam (1657*1681).Landscape painter. _,^ THE CASCADE A little lake extends from tbe left of tbe canvas towards tberigbt, wbere it forms a cascade spanned by a wooden bridge. Aman wearing a red jacket, carrying a sack on bis back andfollowed by a dog, is walking over tbe bridge. Tbree men arefisbing from tbe left sbore of tbe lake; on its furtber sbore tbreebouses ^and on billy ground. To tbe rigbt an oak v/ood, andbeyond a cbain of di^ant bills. Dark gray clouds in a paleblue sky. Signed on tbe louver left: J v Ruisdael (JvR combined). Canvas: H. 28V2 incbes;\V. 35V2 incbes. Exbibited at tbe Hudson?Fulton Celebration, Ne^v York, 1909, No. 116. Sale Pereire, Paris, 1872. Sale Prince Paul Demidoff, San Donato, 1880. Colledlion of tbe Duke of Mecklenburg, 1854. 49 I (9) JACOB VAN RUISDAEL ,.