A Hamlet in a Woodland Glade of Oaks
by HOBBEMA, Meyndert, Oil on oak panel, 37 x 49 cm
Hobbema’s fame rests on a group of landscapes painted between 1662 and 1668, most of which are composed along similar lines to the present example, with a hamlet of thatched timber-framed farmhouses nestling under oak trees growing in thin, sandy soil.