Marcus de Bye sometimes spelt de Bie or de Bije (1638/39,
The Hague - after 1688)[1] was a Dutch painter and
engraver.
Life
He learnt to paint under
Jacob van der Does, and produced some landscapes with animals in the style his teacher, but he is best known for his etchings of animals, after the designs of
Paulus Potter and
Markus Gerard. Member of
Confrerie Pictura. He died in 1670.[2]
Works
His works include
The fat Spitzhund.
The Mule-driver.
Three sets, of eight each, of Cows and Oxen, after Potter.
A set of sixteen of Sheep, after Potter.
A set of sixteen of Goats, after Potter.
A set of sixteen of Lions, Leopards, Wolves, Bears, etc., after Potter.
A set of sixteen of the Natural History of the Bear; after Markus Gerard. 1664.[2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Bryan, Michael (1886).
"De Bye, Marcus". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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