a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands known for his marines. Schotel was born and died in Dordrecht. According to the RKD he was the pupil of Adriaan Meulemans, Martinus Schouman, Abraham van Strij, and Jacob van Strij. He was a member of the Dordrecht artist's society Pictura and was the father of Petrus Johannes Schotel.
