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Painting of a dirt country road winding past thatched cottages and tall trees, with small travelers and a dog in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

The Country Road, Village Landscape with Thatched Cottages

A wide dirt road curves through a wooded Dutch-style village landscape under a bright, cloud-filled sky. Thatched cottages line the path on both sides, and a small group of travelers with a dog walks in the foreground beside a tall tree trunk.

Artist
Gillis Claesz de Hondecoeter (signed by artist)
Date
1620-1625
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2196 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1625.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam