“[four years younger! ], you better paint houses, you better focus yourself on townscapes.”

—  Andreas Schelfhout

(translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek, original Dutch, citaat van Schelfhout:) Jonge Bart [vier jaar jonger!], je mot liever huize schilderen, leg je liever toe op stadsgezigtjes.
short quote of Schelfhout, c. 1814; as cited in 'Van IJs naar Sneeuw - De ontwikkeling van het wintergezicht in de 19de eeuw', by Arsine Nazarian, July 2008 Utrecht Student-number: 03609533.8
Schelfhout was the four years older nephew of the painter and gave him this advice

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