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Paul Cornoyer |
Dutch, 1808 -1865 |
Oil on canvas |
Unframed 30 x 38 inches (76.2 x 96.5 cm)
Framed 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm)
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Acquisition: Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Wilson in memory of her mother, Mrs. Ella A. Riesmeyer |
Harbor Scene is a coastal scene with sailing vessels. The sky is brilliantly blue
with large feathery clouds, and a rustic coastline frames numerous vessels in the water.
Petrus Johannes Schotel was born on 19 August 1808 in Dordrecht as the son of the famous
maritime painter Johannes Christiaan Schotel (1787-1838). Like his father, he was drawn to
painting maritime scenes.
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