A Country Road, 1648, Oil on canvas, 38 7/8 x 52 7/8 in. (98. 7 x 134. 3 cm), Paintings, Salomon van Ruysdael (Dutch, Naarden, born ca. 1600?1603, died 1670 Haarlem), In this mature work Van Ruysdael seems to follow the advice given to painters by Karel van Mander in 1604: 'But above all do not forget to put small figures under tall trees. . . Make the countryside, the town, and the water full of activity, the houses inhabited, and the roads traveled