76/6042 Ottes, S. (1798- before 1856). "Gezigt van de koopvaarder Binnehaven naar het Nieuwe Diep". Drawing, watercolour and pen and ink, 43x61 cm., signed.

- Two professional restorations on verso; superficial damage from siverfish; agetoned, mostly in the sky.

= Manuscript collector's mark "C.G. 't Hooft" in pencil on verso and a vague erased one (unread) and "Hft" (Hooft) in pencil on mount. Attractive view of part of the harbour of Den Helder, the naval buildings can be seen in the background. In 1827 Simon Ottes appeared as a witness to a marriage at the age of 29, described as painter, in 1831 declared bankrupt, described as a painter, glass maker and shopkeeper of office supplies and writing utensils in Den Helder. Again declared bankrupt as a house and carriage painter, shopkeeper and glassmaker in Purmerend in 1847, mentioned in 1856 as deceased in the death certificate of his son. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXXVI.