. ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Ar ti ▁et ▁Am ic it iae . ▁ ▁He ▁eventually ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁land sc apes ▁with ▁figures , ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁Barb izon ▁school . ▁His ▁works ▁were ▁very ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ; ▁winning ▁awards ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁International ▁Ex hib ition ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Ex position ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁event , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁painter ▁Sir ▁George ▁Re id ▁visited ▁U tre cht ▁to ▁take ▁less ons ▁from ▁him ▁and ▁introduced ▁Dutch ▁painting ▁styles ▁to ▁Scotland . ▁This , ▁however , ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁disapp ro val ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Scottish ▁Academy . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁Mol ling er ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁advanced ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁t uber cul osis , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁the ▁year ▁before . ▁From ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁M ent on , ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁Riv iera , ▁seeking ▁a ▁c ure , ▁but ▁the ▁disease ▁continued ▁to ▁w ors en ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁U tre cht , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home . ▁Fri ends ▁and ▁relatives ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁collection ▁to ▁ere ct ▁a ▁monument ▁on ▁his ▁grave . ▁ ▁Selected ▁paint ings ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁R udo ▁den ▁Hart og , ▁Gro et ▁Mol let je ▁van ▁mij