Petrus Johannes Schotel
(Dordrecht 1808 – Dresden 1865)
Shipping in Choppy Waters
Signed on the rowing boat lower centre
Oil on canvas, 73.1 x 95.1 cm
Provenance:
– Private collection, the Netherlands
– Private collection, the Netherlands (c. 2000)
Note:
A dark building looms in the background, possibly the ‘Keizersbolwerk’ in Vlissingen. The Keizersbolwerk is a fortification from 1548 that was expanded during the French period, giving it its current shape. As a so-called ‘Water Gate’, the Keizersbolwerk is the only intact city gate that remains in Vlissingen.