Louis Apolartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsmanDen Haag 1850-1936
biography of Lodewijk Franciscus Hendrik 'Louis' Apol
Portrait of Lodewijk Franciscus Hendrik 'Louis' Apol
Young Louis Apol did not lack talent. From the age of 15 he was taught in the studio of Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers and made his debut at the Triennial Exhibition in The Hague in 1869. Andreas Schelfhout said there - one year before his death - 'That boy will take it far'. At his recommendation, his granddaughter, the flower painter Margaretha Roosenboom, bought the first exhibited work by Apol. This honor gave his reputation a flying start and he was immediately able to practice drawing and painting for a year as a pensioner for King William III.
'There are chosen ones,' wrote Johan Gram on October 27, 1892, 'who come into the world with a palette and brush, and in the easiest and most gradual way, seemingly playing, produce a series of charming and admirable works of art.' Gram also counted Apol these 'chosen ones'. That he had seen that well was clear from the gold medal that Apol received at the exhibition in The Hague in 1872.
Apol built up a solid reputation as an award-winning winter painter and received various awards. King William III, for example, gave him the 'Knight's Cross of the Oak Crown' and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam purchased a large winter landscape from him.
In contrast to his predecessors in The Hague, the emphasis in his paintings is not on upholstery. Nature plays the leading role, in all its loneliness. No cheerful scenes full of life and movement, no fun fair on the ice. Apol represents nature that speaks for itself, impressive, picturesque and in its simplicity. His winter landscapes give the feeling that the viewer is taking a walk in the woods. The fresh powder snow on the bare branches exudes the icy silence of a deserted forest. Apol often depicts only a few figures, a walker with a dog or a wood gatherer with a horse and cart. The path on which you walk has been shaped by man, but still radiates the tranquility of untouched nature.
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Windmills in winter
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Winter landscape by night
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Winter landscape at sunset
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A snowy river view with moored sailing barges
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View in a snowy forest at dusk
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A Snowy river view with pulled botters on the bank
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Winter at the Zuiderzee near Volendam
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A winter landscape at an ornamental gate
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A windmill on the river Vliet
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Winter landscape with a house on a canal
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Hotel Beekhuizen in Velp
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Wood gatherer on a snowy path
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Winter landscape with wood gatherers
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A barge on the river Vecht in winter
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Along the canal on a rainy day
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The entrance of Huis ten Bosch in winter
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Man with hay cart in a snowy forest
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Gathering wood in a snowy forest
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Figures on a snowy path
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A water mill in a snowy forest
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A snowy forest pond
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A snowy forest with a sledge and skaters
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A view of gardens and houses, possibly the Juffrouw Idastraat, The Hague
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A winter landscape with a man and his dog near a castle
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the Niagara falls
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The Enkhuizen harbour
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A forest in winter with a horse drawn cart
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A farmer near a the Laakmolen at The Hague
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A snowy forest with a horse-drawn cart
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The gate of Huis ten Bosch, The Hague, in winter
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Forest
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A 'mallejan' in a snowy forest
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A forest path in winter
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Winterlandscape with a farmer's wife on a path
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A windmill in a winter landscape near Delft
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Alongside the canal, in winter
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The harbour of Dordrecht with the 'Groothoofd'
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River landscape in the winter
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A lumber mill on the river Vliet
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A snow-covered church
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Farmer with a horse-drawn cart
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Snowy village path at sunset
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A snowy landscape with a horse-drawn cart
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Lumbermen with wagon in the Haagse bos
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Cottage in snowy landscape
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A canal in the snow
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A winter landscape with a lock, at sunset
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A winter landscape with farm
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A farm in the snow
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A creek in a winter forest
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The river ferry
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View of a forest in winter
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A horse-drawn cart in the snow
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A winter landscape with a windmill
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Figures on a wintry country lane at sunset
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The entrance of Huis ten Bosch in winter
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A paddle steamer near Veere
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A farm in winter
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Farm in the snow at sunset
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A farm in a snow-covered landscape
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A farm along a canal in spring
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Skaters on the pond in the Haagse Bos
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A windmill in a snow-covered landscape
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A view of a polder canal in winter
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A traveller in a snow-covered landscape
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Along a canal by sunset
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A winter lane, Haagse Bos
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Timber sled in the forest of The Hague
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A traveller on a draw-bridge in winter
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A winter landscape with a traveller on a path at dusk
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A winter landscape with moored sailing vessels
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A view of a draw-bridge in winter
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Delft in winter
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A snow-covered landscape with approching stream train
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Squall
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A winter landscape
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A horse-drawn cart on a country lane in winter
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A snow-covered landscape with windmill
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Moored boats in winter
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A windmill in a winter landscape
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Shipping by Spitsbergen
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A country lane
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A farm in winter
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Daybreak with figures near a farm
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A water mill in a winter landscape
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Windmills in a snow-covered landscape
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A winter landscape with a woman gathering wood
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Moored boats in a winter landscape
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Woman with sledge in winter
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The harbour of Veere
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Country road, Princenhage
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A village in winter
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View of 'Oud Eik en Duinen', The Hague
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A landscape with canal in winter
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A traveller on a draw-bridge in a winter landscape
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A farm in a snow-covered landscape
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A snow-covered quay
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A colourful sunset in winter
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A windmill in a snow-covered landscape
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Evening twilight
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A view of Dordrecht in winter
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A view of Dordrecht
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Along a canal in winter
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Houses along a canal in winter
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A hay-wagon in a snow-covered landscape
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A horse-drawn cart in a summer landscape
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Aurora Borealis, Nova Zembla
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A view of 'de Campveersche toren' in winter
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A winter landscape
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A winter landscape by sunset
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A winter landscape
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Early morning in winter
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A country lane in winter (Bezuidenhoutseweg Den Haag)
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Winter in Voorschoten
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View of the Rijksstraatweg in winter, The Hague
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A snow-covered landscape
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Winter landscape with a windmill and horse
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Winter landscape with snow-covered boats
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Mother and child in a landscape
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Harbour of Dordrecht
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A snow-covered landscape
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A snow-covered polder landscape
Louis Apol
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A snow-covered landscape
Louis Apol
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Entrance to Huis ten Bosch in The Hague
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Snowy forest scene
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Ship entering the harbour of Veere
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Hunting on Novaya Zemlya
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A view of castle Binckhorst
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A snowy riverbank at sunset
Louis Apol
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Mallejan on a snowy forest path
Louis Apol
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A horse-drawn cart on a country road in winter
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Winter scene with house along a canal
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Winter forest path
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Going to church in winter
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A polar bear on the North Pole
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A windmill by the water
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A horse drawn sledge in a winter landscape
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Loading the hay cart
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On board of the Maasdam
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A horse drawn carriage in the snow
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The Willem Barents near Spitsbergen, at sunset
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Snowy landscape
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Farmers stoking up a fire near a farm
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Horse and carriage and figures on a snowy forest path
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A frozen river with skaters by a bowbridge
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The Willem Barentsz in Spitsbergen
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The Willem Barentsz in Spitsbergen
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Horse and wagon in a winter landscape
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Nova Zembla
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A winter landscape with windmills along a canal
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Church-attendance in a snow-covered landscape
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Flourmill, Parkweg Voorburg
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A 'Mallejan' in winter
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Along a country lane
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A hay-wagon near a farm
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A hunter in a wooded landscape
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A horse-drawn cart in winter
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Gathering wood in winter
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Moored boats in winter
Louis Apol
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A church in a winter landscape
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A snow-covered town
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Figures on a path in autumn
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A coulourful daybreak in winter
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A caravan in a winter landscape
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A hay-wagon in winter
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Willows near the waterfront
Louis Apol
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A winter landscape with figures on a path
Louis Apol
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Two-master, Nova Zembla
Louis Apol
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A snow-covered country lane
Louis Apol
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A windmill in a snow-covered landscape
Louis Apol
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A winter landscape
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Nova Zembla
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The harbour of Veere
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Frozen canal at sunset
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The hay harvest
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A snow-covered landscape
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Louis Apol
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A view of Arnhem by winter
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A snowy river view with moored sailing barges
Louis Apol
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Winter at the Zuiderzee near Volendam
Louis Apol
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Snow landscape at sunset
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Snowy forest at sunset
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The Willem Barentsz on Nova Zembla at sunset
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A winter landscape
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The castle of Doorwerth in winter
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A crowd enjoying skating on the pond in the Haagse Bos
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Peasant woman on a country path
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Winter view of a village by a river
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Farmhouse in a snowy landscape
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On a forest path in autumn
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At Nova Zembla
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A horse-drawn cart in a snow-covered landscape
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Lumbermen with wagon in a winter landscape
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The Niagara falls
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Dutch village canal in the snow
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Snowy barns in the forest
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A snowy landscape with a wood gatherer
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