Johannes Hilverdink (Dutch, 1813-1902) A snowy landscape with a cottage and skaters on a frozen river Signed l.r., oil on canvas 48 x 58cm Condition report: Oil on canvas which is unlined. The canvas tension is good. There is a prominent network of age cracks which are deep and pulling the canvas forward. The paint layer is stable. There is an thin layer of varnish present across the surface which has yellowed, this is prominent where it has collected in the texture of the brushstrokes. Minor wear to the gilded surface of the frame.