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O/P "French Merchant Ships" Johannes C. Schotel Medium: Oil Support: Panel Artist: Johannes Christiaan Scho Artist Dates: 1787-1838 Country of Origin: Dutch Title & Description: French Merchant Ships Plaque on front of frame J. C. Schotel 1787-1838 The painting depicts 4 French merchant ships in a gale. Flying Dutch flags from the stern. Dark clouds over head. Castle (probably Kronborg) on land in background. Very early transitional steam ship coming out of harbor. Nice ornate frame with carved foliage and flowers. Verso has paper with Mr Leader? sale Oct 11 19(?)43 Signature: J C Schotel Date of Work: Circa 19th Century Frame: Wood ornate Work Size: 29 1/2"W X 23 1/8" H Frame Size: 43 1/2" W X 37" H X 4 1/2D Weight: 40 lbs Condition: Fine craquelure as expected. Artist Biography: Johannes Christiaan Schotel, ( b Dordrecht, 11 Nov 1787; d Dordrecht, 21 Dec 1838). Painter and draughts man. Originally a yarn manufacturer, from 1805 he took lessons in drawing and painting with Adriaan Meulemans (1763-1835) and Martinus Schouman (1770-1848) in Dordrecht. His first paintings were done in collaboration with Schouman (Bombarding of Dordrecht by the French on 24 November 1813 , 1815; Dordrecht, Dordrechts Mus.). His early work, for example the highly detailed drawing of the Battle of Kijkduin in 1673 (Dordrecht, Mus. van Gijn), shows great admiration for Ludolf Backhuysen and Willem van de Velde II. In 1822 he showed himself to be an accomplished and independent painter with the Wreck of the 'Delphine' (Dordrecht, Dordrechts Mus.), in which the emphasis is no longer on the ships but on the stormy sea and massive clouds. By this time, Schotel was the most important Dutch painter of sea and river views; he generally set his scenes in the Netherlands, although a few deal with impressions from his trips to France in 1827-8 and 1837. His palette became warmer and richer under the influence of his French contacts, a development that some Dutch critics regarded as improper; he also won a prize at the 1827 Paris Salon with Gaff-rigged Ship Sailing before the Wind in Tempestuous Weather (Amsterdam, Hist. Mus.). As is often the case with Schotel's works, an excellent preparatory study has been preserved (Amsterdam, Hist. Mus.). In this and other drawings he shows a surprisingly free and confident style. From c . 1830 he produced many paintings for foreign collectors, including such splendid works as Ships before the Coast (1830; St Petersburg, Hermitage), and a large number of smaller pictures such as Stormy Sea at Katwijk (1837; Hannover, Niedersächs. Landesmus.) Meta: Painting, Art, Nautical, Maritime, Marine.