Artist: Hendrik Mesdag (1831 - 1915)
Nationality: Dutch
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
Hendrik Willem Mesdag initially worked in his family’s banking business. In 1866, he quit his occupation and became an artist. He joined the Hague School and was one of the group’s leading artists. He is remembered for his beach scenes and seascapes. Mesdag’s best known painting is a panorama of a Dutch fishing village, Scheveningen.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Marine by MESDAG Hendrik Wilhelm
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Marine (1895) by MESDAG Hendrick Willem
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Marine (1880) by MESDAG Hendrick Willem
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SOLEIL COUCHANT (1887 vers) by MESDAG Hendrick Willem
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Frans Hals - Hendrik Swalmius 1639 oil on oak panel The Detroit Institute of Art Dutch
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Sir Anthony van Dyck - Portrait of Hendrik van der Poel n.d. oil on panel Utah Museum of Fine Arts Flemish
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Hendrik Spilman Henricus Spilman, Plaatsnyder en Tekenaar (Hendrik Spilman, engraver and designer) Line engraving 18th century
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Hendrik Leys Les Archers Etching 19th century
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Dining Chair from Hendrik Van Keppel’s House, Los Angeles (Brentwood), Hendrik Van Keppel (United States, 1914 - 1987) , mid-1950s, Steel frame, vinyl-coated cord
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Jan Saenredam Karel van Mandes, (after Hendrik Golzins) engraving 1604
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Hendrik Leys Interieur de Luther, a Wittenberg Etching 19th century
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Changing Pasture, ca. 1880s Anton Mauve (Dutch, 1838-1888)Oil on canvas; 24 x 39 5/8 in.
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Escarmouche de cavalerie by VERSCHURING Hendrik
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Hendrik Leys Promenade hors les Murs (Faust et Wagner) Etching 19th century
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Feuille d'études de chevaux et de personnages (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Hendrik Hondius I Portrait of H. Aldegrever Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Hondius I Portrait of Josias Simlerus Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Hondius I Portrait of Wilhelm of Hessen Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Bataille de cavaliers équipés à l'antique by VERSCHURING Hendrik (manière de)
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Hendrik Hondius I Death with and Arrow and an Hourglass Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Hondius I Portrait of Lucus van Leyden Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Hondius I January. Landscape Etching-Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Hondius I Landscape with the Prodigal Son and the Swine. Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Hondius I July. Landscape Etching-Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Vaste caverne ornée de monuments antiques by VERSCHURING Hendrik (manière de)
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Combat de cavalerie by VERSCHURING Hendrik
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Grande maison de campagne en Italie by VERSCHURING Hendrik (manière de)
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Hendrik Hondius I Portrait of Christian IV, King of Denmark and Norway Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Les officiers de saint Adrien (1930) by POT Hendrik (d'après)
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Hendrik Hondius I Portrait of Michael Mirevelt (Painter in Delft) Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Waanders Baluster form Vase tin - glazed earthenware 1781
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Paysan assis (2e quart 19e siècle ; 3e quart 19e siècle) by MILLET Jean François
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Cheval mort (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Hendrik Snyers The Holy Family Engraving 17th century
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Jambes de cheval écorché (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Etudes de jambes de cheval écorché (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Etudes d'un cheval mort (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Etudes d'un cheval mort (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Tête de cheval (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Hendrik van der Borcht Five Emblematic Prints: (2) Ornament in form of winged child 1637
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Hendrik Schaefels View of Antwerp Etching 1886
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Jacobus Houbraken (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso...) circa 1751
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Amorous Old Man with a Young Girl
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Frederick Hendrik van den Hove Frances Bugg of Mildenhall 17th - 18th century
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Motifs décoratifs (4e quart 17e siècle ; 1er quart 18e siècle) by VERBRUGGEN Hendrik Frans
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Hendrik Goudt Aurora Engraving 1613
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Hendrik Schaefels Coast Landscape with Ships Etching 1864
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Hendrik Schaefels Flemish Fishing Village Etching 1882
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Hendrik Schaefels Incendia ‡ Ranst 19th - 20th century
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Ecorché de cheval, vu jusqu'à mi-corps, de profil à droite (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Avant-train de cheval écorché, avec reprise de la tête (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Etude de cheval mort (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Etudes de cheval mort (19e siècle) by DELACROIX Eugène
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Projet de maître-autel (4e quart 17e siècle ; 1er quart 18e siècle) by VERBRUGGEN Hendrik Frans
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Hendrik Snyers Abraham Blomaert, (after drawn self-portrait) etching and/or engraving 17th century
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Hendrik van der Borcht Five Emblematic Prints: (5) Figure of woman 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik van der Borcht Five Emblematic Prints: (3) Statue of woman with two winged children, Five heads 1638
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Hendrik van der Borcht Five Emblematic Prints: (1) Ornament in form of winged child with Rabbit 1637
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Artist: attributed to Barnard Hendrik Thier Title: Cattle in a Landscape Date: 18th century Medium:
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Annotations (4e quart 17e siècle ; 1er quart 18e siècle) by VERBRUGGEN Hendrik Frans

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (3)
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Teyler Museum: DUTCH DRAWINGS 1580-1850
As the title suggests all major names of that period are represented in the exhibition. Sheets by masters like Goltzius, Rembrandt, Dou, Van Ostade and Mesdag are to ...
van Gogh Museum: Van Gogh and the Sea
Several drawings and sketches in letters from the time Van Gogh spent in The Hague (1881-1883) show the beach and village of Scheveningen, as well as portraits of fishermen. He was apparently less interested in the cosmopolitan entertainments of t...
Van Gogh Museum: Reflections: Japan and Japonism

Come now, isn’t it almost a true religion which these simple Japanese teach us, who live in nature as though they themselves were flowers. And you cannot study Japanese art, it seems to me, without becoming much gayer and happier, and we must r...

Further Artwork and Information:

Hendrik Mesdag Online
Mesdag Documentation Society Homepage
Hendrik Willem Mesdag
Hendrik Mesdag Setting Sun
Hendrik Mesdag Setting Sun
Hendrik Mesdag
CGFA- Hendrik Mesdag: Setting Sun
Hendrik Willem Mesdag @ Catharton Artists
MSN Encarta - Search Results - Mesdag AND Hendrik AND Willem
Vincent Art Gallery: About Hendrik Willem Mesdag

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