Antique Master Print-COWS-LICKING-de Bye-Potter-1728-1761

Two cows licking each other.

Made by Marcus de Bye after Paulus Potter.

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 14.4 x 11 cm (5.67 x 4.33 inch).

Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

COWS-LICKING | PCO-C43-14

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Cattle and pigs (series title).

Reference: Hollstein Dutch 32d (state 2 or 3 of three known states; The number 4 has been scratched off the print).

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.