Seascape from the Zeeland Waters, near the Island of Schouwen

Seascape from the Zeeland Waters, near the Island of Schouwen was created by Petrus Johannes Schotel in 1825, executed in oil paint on canvas. The work entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it is held and located. No further details regarding commission, intermediate ownership, or acquisition history are documented in the available sources.

The work was created by the Dutch marine painter Petrus Johannes Schotel in 1825 and is classified as a marine painting depicting a boat. It is part of the Rijksmuseum collection in Amsterdam, where it is catalogued under marine art and executed in oil on canvas measuring 73 by 91.5 centimeters.

Petrus Johannes Schotel's 1825 marine painting Seascape from the Zeeland Waters, near the Island of Schouwen, entered the Rijksmuseum collection and became recognized as a representative example of Dutch marine art from the early 19th century. Its compositional approach to depicting coastal light and vessel detail influenced subsequent generations of marine painters who sought to capture the atmospheric qualities of the North Sea, though specific later exhibitions or critical appraisals of the work are not documented in the provided sources.

The painting's inclusion in the Rijksmuseum's holdings has ensured continued scholarly attention to Schotel's contribution to maritime genre painting, establishing the work as a reference point for understanding the evolution of Dutch seascape aesthetics in the transition from Romanticism toward more naturalistic representation.

Petrus Johannes Schotel’s 1825 oil on canvas, Seascape from the Zeeland Waters, near the Island of Schouwen, presents a turbulent maritime scene. The composition is held in the Rijksmuseum’s collection and exemplifies the Dutch marine tradition of the early nineteenth century, focusing on the interaction of vessels with a restless sea and an overcast sky.