The artist is Aivazovsky
Obviously, Aivazovsky used the impressions of the works of old Dutch masters in the collection of the Hermitage in this plot. In particular, the compositional system of this picture is close "Landscape with mills" The Dutch painter Arta Van Wing Nego, since 1815, who has been in the collection of the imperial Hermitage and almost coinciding with the Aivazovsky picture in size.
