Ruisdael

Irwin compares the scene to 17th century Dutch landscape paintings, like those by Jacob van Ruisdael or Jan van Goyen.

“The Cornfield,” by Jacob van Ruisdael, was stolen three times from a stately home south of Dublin, including once by the Irish Republican Army.

In 2011 — as well as in 1988 — “Two Laughing Boys” was stolen along with a painting by Jacob van Ruisdael, a 17th-century Dutch master.

Two Laughing Boys was first stolen in 1988 along with a Jacob van Ruisdael work.

According to police, the same Hals painting was stolen in 1988 together with a work by Jacob van Ruisdael.