page_title: Hendrik Frans Schaefels
section_title: General
hierarchical_section_title: Hendrik Frans Schaefels / Work / General
context_page_description: Hendrik Frans Schaefels or Henri François Schaefels, also known as Rik Schaefels and Henri François Schaefels was a Belgian Romantic painter, draughtsman and engraver known for his seascapes, cityscapes, genre paintings, landscapes with figures and history paintings. He worked in the Romantic style popular in Belgium in the mid nineteenth century and was highly esteemed in Europe for his representations of historic naval battles.
context_section_description: Hendrik Frans Schaefels worked in many genres including history paintings, seascapes, genre paintings, landscapes with figures and cityscapes.  His early work, which was influenced by Jan Michiel Ruyten, consisted mainly of cityscapes of Antwerp and genre scenes.  He is now principally known for his seascapes often representing historical events such as sea battles and for his cityscapes of Antwerp.
caption: Naval battle
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