My husband's grandmother gave him a painting, by distant family member Charles Caryl Coleman, about 30 years ago.  We recently "found" the painting and are now trying to learn about the artist, and value of the piece.  It's an oil of a countryside windmill, measures approx. 4-1/2" x 3" and seems, to our untrained eyes, to be in good condition.   We've been told, by my mother-in-law, that both Charles and relative Charlotte Buell Coman, both studied in Holland.  There is possibly a signature on the bottom front, though it's hard to decifer.  It's signed on the back, in pencil, with three interlocking "c's" and dated at the bottom 1862.  There's a written inscription on the back of the painting, in pencil:  "an original by Charles Caryl Coleman who is a cousin of Grandpa Storrs.   C.S.C." 

If anyone can shed some light on this, and help us fill in the blanks, we'd be grateful.

Thanks.

Susan and Michael McFaddin