Hendrik Pothoven

File:Het Buitenhof tijdens de Haagse kermis gezien naar de Gevangenpoort, met de stadhouderlijke familie door Hendrik Pothoven, 1781.jpg

Buitenhof during the Hague circus, view towards the Gevangenpoort, 1781

Hendrik Pothoven (25 December 1725 – 29 January 1807) was an 18th-century drawer and painter from the Dutch Republic. According to the RKD he was a pupil of Frans de Bakker and Philip van Dijk. He was a follower of Frans van Mieris and Adriaen van de Velde; he is best known for his portraits, landscapes, and engravings. He worked in his native Amsterdam until 1764, when he moved to The Hague, where he later died.

References

• Hendrik Pothoven on Artnet