Vase with Flowers Size:extra large Attributed in the 1813 inventory

Attributed in the 1813 inventory to Ruisdael

it is a version of the composition known from works by or derived from Magnasco now in Cardiff

as Wagner notes

while the warmth and humanity in the girl's unsentimental gaze continues undiminished

His older brother

Vase with Flowers Size:extra large Attributed in the 1813 inventoryThe skill of works such as this lies in their combination of profuse variety and minute details. Here, fine grasses, moss, feathers, eggshell, droplets of water, ants, a ladybird and other insects, the many varieties of flower iris, convolvulus minor, flax, London pride, veronica, larkspur, poppies, orange blossom, French marigolds, auriculas, tulips, salvias, forget me nots and roses and the marble ledge, are all means of displaying the artist's