Sheep. Plate 7: Two grazing sheep., Marcus de Bye, artist, circa 1664, Netherlands, etching, The Dutch printmaker Marcus de Bye (also de Bije/ de Bie) is little-known in relation to his talent and prolificness. He was born in The Hague in 1639 and died after 1688. He became a pupil of Jacob van der Does in 1658. Better known as an engraver and etcher than a painter, he engraved several series of animal studies after the famous but short-lived painter Paulus Potter and also produced a number of original engravings.
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Sheep, Plate 7, Two grazing sheep, Marcus de Bye, artist, circa 1664, Netherlands, etching, Dutch printmaker Marcus de Bye, de Bije/ de Bie, little-, relation, talent, prolificness, born, Hague, 1639, died, 1688, pupil, Jacob van der Does, 1658, Better, engraver, etcher, painter, engraved several series, animal studies, famous, short-lived painter Paulus Potter, produced, number, original engravings
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