Jacob van Ruisdael Sketching a Watermill, Gerard Bilders, 1864

Inv.; from the dealer Boussod, Valadon & Cie., The Hague, fl. 75,000, with 98 other paintings, to Jan Christiaan van Hattum van Ellewoutsdijk (1837-1909), Scheveningen, 1895;{Stolwijk 1998, p. 341.] his collection, 1895-1909 (on loan, with 98 other paintings, to the city of The Hague, 1896-1901);{Stolwijk 1998, p. 341.} ? his son, Johannis Tobias van Hattum (1866-1948), Beverwijk; his son, F.W.D.C.A. van Hattum (1900-79), Borssele, 1978;{Amsterdam 1978, p. 243 no. 96.}…; anonymous sale, Amsterdam (Christie’s), 16 November 1988, no. 199, fl. 11,000, to the museum

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