The art of the Dresden gallery; notes and observations upon the old and modern masters and paintings in the royal collection . raver, perhaps under the in-struction, or at any rate, under the influence, ofEverdingen of Haarlem. He soon abandoned theburin and the eau forte for the pencil, and someof his paintings would appear to date from histwentieth year, when it is possible that he had trav-elled somewhat. Up to the time that Ruysdael was made aBurgher of Amsterdam, in 1659, his worksamounted to about two hundred and fifty. He de-veloped and advanced enormously on his arrival inAmsterdam. Th
The art of the Dresden gallery; notes and observations upon the old and modern masters and paintings in the royal collection . raver, perhaps under the in-struction, or at any rate, under the influence, ofEverdingen of Haarlem. He soon abandoned theburin and the eau forte for the pencil, and someof his paintings would appear to date from histwentieth year, when it is possible that he had trav-elled somewhat. Up to the time that Ruysdael was made aBurgher of Amsterdam, in 1659, his worksamounted to about two hundred and fifty. He de-veloped and advanced enormously on his arrival inAmsterdam. This was really the most importantevent of his life, so far as we know his of the rare records states that in 1661 heserved on a Committee regarding the inspection ofcertain art treasures; in 1668 he is mentioned asa witness at the marriage of the painter, 1667 he made a will in favour of his half-sister:it is evident that he then considered his health ina precarious condition. He had contracted a seriousrheumatic condition from sitting among the damppolders when he made his sketches. His pictures of. 2)utcb painters 327 this type certainly would account for any rheuma-tism or malaria which he may have had. Houbraken writes, I discover no evidence thatfortune ever favoured him with her company. Hewas unappreciated, and his art was not a sufficientmeans of support. To prevent himself from starv-ing, he undertook to paint landscape backgroundsfor his fellow artists, filling in their pictures for somuch a foot. Some of the pictures in which he socollaborated have been saved, more on his accountthan because of the value of the other artists instance, in Hall K, there is a mediocre pictureby Jan Vonck, No. 1637, which is chiefly interestingbecause Ruysdael painted the wooded scene. Thedeer pursued by dogs is of secondary importance. Finally, in the year 1681, there is a record thathis friends arranged to pay for his maintenance atthe Haarlem Hospital. E
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