Bidspirit auction | River landscape with figures and

River landscape with figures and dog. Signed illegibly, European school, 19th century. - Oil on canvas. Dimensions 81 x 59 cm; framed 91 x 69 cm. Landscape view with a river or lake alongside a village of houses and towers in the distance, crossed in the foreground by a small bridge or dam from which water cascades. To the right, beneath a group of tall, leafy trees, a group of figures is gathered, conversing or resting, accompanied by a white dog. A large, leaning tree trunk and masses of foliage frame the scene, while the mountainous horizon and the village in the background balance the composition. Signed illegibly.