..every day I can benefit from Mr. B [his teacher, Van de Sande Bakhuyzen ] is another profit.. ..day by day my ambition is growing. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)

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(original Dutch: citaat van Willem Roelofs, in het Nederlands:) ..elken dag die ik bij den heer B [zijn leermeester Van de Sande Bakhuyzen ] kan profiteren is alweder gewonnen.. ..van dag tot dag wordt mijn ambitie grooter.

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In a letter to his parents, August 1840; as cited by Marjan van Heteren in Willem Roelofs 1822-1897 De Adem der natuur, ed. Marjan van Heteren & Robert-Jan te Rijdt; Thoth, Bussum, 2006; ISBN13 * 978 90 6868 4322 - p. 23

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