"..that I went to see Mr Roelofs the day after I received your letter, and he told me that his opinion was that from now on I should concentrate on drawing from nature, i.e. whether plaster or model, but not without guidance from someone who understands it well. And he, and others too, seriously advised me definitely to go and work at a drawing academy, at least for a while, here or in Antwerp or anywhere I could. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)"
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Willem Roelofs
Willem Roelofs (Amsterdam, 10 March 1822 – Berchem, 12 May 1897) was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman. He was one of the forerunners of the Dutch The Hague school, after a short period painting in the Dutch Romantic movement, c. 1840-50's.
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