Utrecht

Oil on canvas Henri Schäfer (French 1833-1916) Signed Reverse inscribed with N° 2 / Utrecht, Holland / H. Schafer 29.5 x 24.5 cm (11" 5/8 x 9" 5/8) With frame : 56.4 x 51.5 cm (22" 2/8 x 20" 1/4) Henri Schäfer is a French artist who studied at l'École Nationale des beaux-arts in Paris and painted town views in northern France, Belgium and Germany. Henri Schäfer sometime resided in London, he is often confused with the British artist Henry Thomas Schafer who also painted townscapes