Cattle Grazing at the Water's Edge, c.1880-90, Willem Maris, Dutch, 1844 - 1910, 18 1/4 x 22 3/8 in. (46.36 x 56.83 cm) (outer frame)15 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (39.69 x 49.85 cm) (canvas), Oil on canvas, Netherlands, 19th century, The Dutch used windmills to pump salty water out of intricately designed irrigation systems, over dykes, and into the sea. They reclaimed land from marshes in order to graze cattle on their cheese and dairy farms.