Moonlit Anchorage Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 19th Century, Dutch ca 1850

Moonlit Anchorage Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 19th Century, Dutch ca 1850

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Title: Moonlit Anchorage

Medium: oil on canvas

Signature: signed lower right

Provenance: Private collection The Hague

Canvas dimensions: 72 cm x 98 cm

framed dimensions: Sold without the frame !!

Condition: Excellent condition ( Restored by a professional restorer )

Artist: Petrus Paulus SCHIEDGES (1812/13-1876)

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Additional information about the painting :

Petrus Paulus Schiedges Sr. was a Dutch marine painter from The Hague, renowned for his detailed seascapes and river scenes. He combined technical precision with a romantic atmosphere and is regarded as a representative of the 19th-century Hague painting tradition. His work became an important artistic inspiration for his son, Petrus Paulus Schiedges II.

Key Facts:

Born: June 7, 1813, The Hague

Died: December 1, 1876, The Hague

Education: Haagse Tekenacademie

Specialty:

Seascapes and river views with ships Works held in collections including the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum Education and Influences Schiedges studied at the Hague Academy of Art and later received guidance from Louis Meijer, one of the leading marine painters of his era. Meijer’s influence can be seen in the dramatic skies, romantic lighting, and dynamic waves of Schiedges’ seascapes. At the same time, he developed his own distinctive style, characterized by careful attention to ship construction and nautical detail.

Themes and Style

His oeuvre mainly consists of seascapes, river landscapes, and harbor scenes featuring Dutch vessels in action. In addition to oil paintings, he also produced watercolors, drawings, etchings, and lithographs. The combination of technical accuracy and romantic composition gives his work both documentary and artistic significance.

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