Riviergezichten met huizen en molens c. 1841 - 1865

"Riviergezichten met huizen en molens" is a pencil sketch by Petrus Johannes Schotel, a prominent Dutch landscape painter. The work captures a glimpse of the Dutch countryside, featuring houses, windmills, and a river, all rendered with delicate lines. This is an example of Schotel's prolific sketching practice, where he captured fleeting moments of his surroundings. These sketches, often found in sketchbooks, provided him with inspiration for larger scale paintings later on. The work, located in the Rijksmuseum, offers an intimate look at the artist's working process and the beauty of the Dutch landscape.