Henri Francois Schaefels - Pair of etchings "Burgerwacht" and "River view with windmill"

Beautiful pair of etchings by the Belgian painter, draftsman and engraver Hendrik Frans (Rik) Schaefels (1827 -1904) entitled "Burgerwacht" and "Rivierzicht met windmill", known for his seascapes, cityscapes, genre paintings, landscapes with figures and historical paintings.
Schaefels started his artistic training at the Antwerp Academy with landscape painter Jan Baptiste de Jonghe and sea painter Jacob Jacobs. After his time at the academy, he worked between the ages of 15 and 17 in the studio of Jan Michiel Ruyten, a painter of cityscapes. Ruyten's work would have an important influence on Schaefels' own cityscapes.
It is remarkable that a seascape by Schaefels was already accepted at the triennial salon in Antwerp when the artist was only 17 years old. Schaefels continued to work in Antwerp throughout his career. He was friends with leading Antwerp artists and intellectuals, including Hendrik Conscience, Jan Lambrecht Domien Sleeckx, Max Rooses, Frans Van Kuyck and Peter Benoit.
Dimensions: River view with windmill: 10x15cm - paper size 25.5x35cm Civil Guard: 19.5x11.2cm - paper size 33x25cm
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