Antique Master Print-WILD-BOARS-Cootwijck-Potter-1724-1798

“Drie liggende zwijnen” Three wild boars lie against each other.

Made by Jurriaan Cootwijck after Paulus Potter.

Medium: Crayon manner engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Image size: 17.1 x 9.1 cm. (6.73 x 3.58 inch).

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

WILD-BOARS | PCO-E18-36

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Wurzbach 13.

Biography engraver: Jurriaan Cootwijck (1714-1798) was a Dutch drawer and printmaker. He was born on May 3, 1714, and died on January 9, 1798, both in Amsterdam. His occupations included being a silversmith, drawer, engraver, copyist, and printmaker. He worked in Amsterdam from 1734 to 1798. His religion or worldview was the Catholic Church.

Biography artist: Paulus Potter (20 November 1625 (baptised) – 17 January 1654 (buried)) was a Dutch painter who specialized in animals within landscapes, usually with a low vantage point. Before Potter died of tuberculosis at the age of 28 he succeeded in producing about 100 paintings, working continuously.