Meanwhile, in the life of Paulus Pontius
The whole lifec. 1620s
Training in Engraving with Lucas Vorsterman
He worked under the renowned engraver Lucas Vorsterman, from whom he learned the art of engraving.
1624
Chief Engraver of Rubens's Workshop
After Vorsterman's quarrel with Rubens in 1624, Pontius took his place and for several years was the workshop's principal engraver, reproducing the master's drawings and paintings.
1624–1631
Living in Rubens's House
From 1624 to 1631 Pontius lived in Rubens's house.
26 April 1634
Adriaen Brouwer Moves into His House
On April 26, 1634, the famous but impoverished genre painter Adriaen Brouwer, a close friend of Pontius, moved into his house on the Everdijstraat; in the same year both joined the chamber of rhetoric De Violieren.
after 1640
Work After Van Dyck, Jordaens, and Others Following Rubens's Death
After Rubens's death in 1640 he produced numerous reproductive engravings after originals by Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, Seghers, de Crayer, Titian, and Velázquez; in all he executed 42 plates after Rubens.
16 January 1658
Died
