Musée No:325.196 avocet He is considered as “a

He is considered as “a master of femininity” and an “expert on women

painting all aspects from seamstress to wealthy client

landscapes

He was imprisoned by the French for nearly 5 years on a charge of espionage (trumped up he claimed) for allegedly carrying messages to and from William

Artist: Margaretha Roosenboom Rozen

Musée No:325.196 avocet He is considered as “aTulips In A Vase Artist: Sientje Mesdag van Houten Date: 1834 1909 Sientje van Houten (1834 1909) was a painter and the wife of Hendrik Willem Mesdag, the Dutch marine painter of the Hague School, and they celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary in 1906. She only began to draw after the loss of their only child. The majority of her paintings were still lifes, landscapes and portraits. In 1874, together with Gerardina Jacoba van de Sande Bakhuyzen,