Hendrik Willem Mesdag

Hendrik Willem Mesdag ( born February 23, 1831 in Groningen, † July 10, 1915 in The Hague) was a Dutch marine painter.

He painted seascapes in a realistic style and the Hague School can be attributed.

His most famous work is the Panorama Mesdag, he ( brother, wife and sister in law ) completed with the participation of various family members in 1881. This panorama was restored in 1975. It shows Scheveningen, a former fishing village, now a beach and hotel area of ​​The Hague. Another work from the 1890s, is the seascape return of the fishermen.

Hendrik Willem Mesdag was the cousin of Lawrence Alma- Tadema.