Hendrik Pothoven was an 18th-century drawer and painter from the Northern Netherlands.

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 and is known for portraits, landscapes, and engravings. He worked in Amsterdam until 1764, when he moved to the Hague.