And you know, if my wife haven't said some forty years ago: do it, let's go to Brussels to study painting, [with a. o. Willem Roelofs ], then I proba… - Hendrik Willem Mesdag

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And you know, if my wife haven't said some forty years ago: do it, let's go to Brussels to study painting, [with a. o. Willem Roelofs ], then I probably would never have left my business [in banking]. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)

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About Hendrik Willem Mesdag

Hendrik Willem Mesdag (23 February 1831 – 10 July 1915) was a Dutch marine painter and important artist of the Hague School. seascapes and views of the beach at Scheveningen with fishing boats. In The Hague he painted the famous Panorama Mesdag with the support of his wife Sientje Mesdag van Houten and some other young artists.

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Alternative Names: H. W. Mesdag Henrik Willem Mesdag Hendrik Mesdag Hendrick Willem Mezdag Henrik William Mesdag h.w. mesdag Hendrik Wilhelm Mesdag Henrick Willem Mesdag Mesdag henrik willem mesdag mesdag h.w. mesdag hendrik willem W. Mesdag Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831–1915) Mesdag, H.W. (Hendrik Willem) Mesdag, Hendrik Willem, 1831–1915
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(original Dutch: citaat van Hendrik Willem Mesdag, in het Nederlands:) Wel Edele Heeren, Bij dezen heb ik de Eer Ued kennis te geven dat heden aan uw adres is ingezonden geworden Eene schilderij. - Het Binnen komen der Haringschuiten te Scheveningen.- bestemd voor uwe aanstaande Tentoonstelling [in , Amsterdam]. de prijs is f 2500- Tevens verklaar ik buiten mededinging te blijven voor de medaille. Hoogachtend Uedwd HW Mesdag.

..the art-reviews on my work in the French and English magazines.. ..[are] enough to claim that I already have reached a prominent position among today's marine painters. I would also like to take this fact into consideration when determining my prices. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)

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Dear Lords, I hereby have the Honor to announce You that the painting 'Het Binnen komen der Haringschuiten in Scheveningen' has been sent today to your address, for your upcoming Exhibition [in Arti, Amsterdam]. The price is f 2500-. I also declare to stay out of competition for the medal. Yours sincerely HW Mesdag. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)

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