Antique Master Print-GOAT-STANDING-REAR-de Bye-Potter-1657-1677

Standing goat seen from behind. Titlepage to a series.

Made by Marcus de Bye after Paulus Potter.

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Heartshape fragment.

Sheet size: 14.9 x 12 cm (5.87 x 4.72 inch). Image size: 13.5 x 10.6 cm. (5.31 x 4.17 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Foxing, which we can remove on request. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

GOAT-STANDING-REAR | PCO-C43-14

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From ‘Geiten en bokken’ (series title) published by Nicolaes Visscher (I) in Amsterdam. .

Reference: Hollstein Dutch 1-2(4).

Biography engraver: Marcus de Bye sometimes spelt de Bie or de Bije (1638/39 – after 1688) was a Dutch painter and engraver.

Biography artist: Paulus Potter (1625-1654) was a Dutch painter who specialized in animals within landscapes, usually with a low vantage point.