Landschap met zittende tekenaar en kasteel aan water 1754 - 1820

"Landschap met zittende tekenaar en kasteel aan water" (Landscape with a Seated Draughtsman and a Castle by the Water) is a watercolor painting by Dutch artist Hermanus Numan, dating from 1754 to 1820. The artwork, currently housed at the Rijksmuseum, depicts a tranquil landscape scene with a castle in the background, a river in the foreground, and a figure sketching in the lower left corner. The composition is typical of Dutch landscape painting, with its emphasis on detail and atmospheric perspective. The inclusion of the artist figure suggests a connection to the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age tradition of "genre" painting, where artists depicted everyday life activities.