Romantic Landscape in the Evening Light by Edmund von Wörndle (1827-1906) 1859, oil on canvas, 25" x 37.6" Austrian Romantic landscape painter, born in Vienna.
River Scene by Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) mid-17th century, oil on panel, 15.9" x 21.7" Dutch landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, born in Dordrecht.
From the 1887 short story collection Some Chinese Ghosts, this is a beautiful and haunting tale, based on a story from the 13th century book, Kin-Kou-Ki-Koan.