Antonie Waldorp 1803-1866, oil on panel, 45 x 62 cm

Antonie Waldorp 1803-1866, oil on panel, 45 x 62 cm, 45 x 62 cm

The painting is signed.

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Antonie (Antoine) Waldorp was born in 1802 in The Hague, at Huis ten Bosch.

Waldorp began by painting stage decorations, but after the age of 23, he dedicated himself entirely to his own painting and became a forerunner of the Hague School. Initially, he mainly painted interiors, portraits, and cityscapes, which he sometimes furnished with 17th-century figures. From 1838 onwards, he focused almost entirely on painting seascapes and river views.^[2] with which he gained great renown. His works fetched high prices. For example, he sold a painting to the King of Prussia for 4000 guilders.

In 1833, Waldorp made a study trip through Belgium and Germany, and with his painter friend Nuijen, he visited Paris and the Paris Salon. There they saw contemporary paintings by artists working in France at the time, such as Eugène Isabey (1803-1886) and the English painters John Constable and Bonington (1802-1828). In particular, Isabey's landscape paintings would greatly influence the two young painters. From around 1833, Waldorp shared a studio in the 'Lottery Hall' on the Binnenhof in The Hague with his painter friends Sam Verveer and Wijnand Nuijen. In the evenings, they often gathered in a large circle with Rochussen, Huib van Hove, Bosboom and other Hague painters in the 'Fransche Koffijhuis' and had a good time.

Waldorp later taught, among others, A.D. 't Hoen, Charles Rochussen and Jan Weissenbruch. Until 1857, he lived at Prinsessegracht 87 in The Hague, after which he moved to Amsterdam where he became a member of the Royal Academy.