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Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Ruhende Herde

Ruhende Herde, Paulus Potter, 1652

Paulus Potter, portrait

Paulus PotterDutch, 1625–1654

Ruhende Herde

1652 · Painting

May one see it?

Unknown

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Dresden, Germany

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since: Sep 27, 2026
Source: The museum

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Particulars

1652 · aged 27

16251654

Meanwhile, in the life of Paulus Potter

1649–1652 · Workplace
The Hague
3 July 1650
Marries Adriana van Balckeneynde
Potter marries Adriana van Balckeneynde, daughter of the Hague master carpenter and building contractor Claes Dircksz, who lived nearby; his father-in-law introduces him to the Dutch elite. None of their children will reach adulthood.
1 May 1652
Moves to Amsterdam at Tulp's invitation
At the invitation of the physician Nicolaes Tulp, who already owned a number of his paintings, Potter goes to Amsterdam. Impressed by the artist's civilized behaviour and politeness, Tulp has him paint his son Dirck as a noble equestrian, life-size, with the head painted on a portrait originally intended for someone else.
1652–1654 · Workplace
Amsterdam
2 January 1653
Makes his will
Potter composes his will; a little over a year later he will die of tuberculosis.
17 January 1654
Died

More by Paulus Potter

From the collection of Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

On the same theme · Herde

All works on the theme

What it shows

Herde Kühe Landschaftsmalerei Weidelandschaft

In the catalog

Paintings Dutch painting Baroque 17th century

Sources

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Image: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister — In Copyright

Orpheus and the Animals, Paulus Potter, 1650

Orpheus and the Animals

1650 · Rijksmuseum

Punishment of a Hunter, Paulus Potter, c. 1647

Punishment of a Hunter

c. 1647 · State Hermitage Museum

A Farrier's Shop, Paulus Potter, 1648

A Farrier's Shop

1648 · National Gallery of Art

Farm, Paulus Potter, 1649

Farm

1649 · State Hermitage Museum

Deux Chevaux près d'une auge devant une chaumière, Potter, Paulus, 2e quart du XVIIe siècle (1649)

Deux Chevaux près d'une auge devant une chaumière

second quarter of the 17th century (1649) · Musée du Louvre

Wolf-Hound, Paulus Potter, 1650s

Wolf-Hound

1650s · State Hermitage Museum

Le Bois de La Haye, Potter, Paulus, 2e quart du XVIIe siècle (1650)

Le Bois de La Haye

second quarter of the 17th century (1650) · Musée du Louvre

The "Piebald" Horse, Paulus Potter, about 1650–1654

The "Piebald" Horse

about 1650–1654 · J. Paul Getty Museum

Die Heilige Familie, Raphael, 1744

Raphael

Die Heilige Familie, 1744

Die Sixtinische Madonna, Raphael, 1512–1513

Raphael

Die Sixtinische Madonna, 1512–1513

Maria mit dem Kind und dem Johannesknaben, Raphael

Raphael

Maria mit dem Kind und dem Johannesknaben

Saskia mit der roten Blume, Rembrandt, 1641

Rembrandt van Rijn

Saskia mit der roten Blume, 1641

Der Rohrdommeljäger, Rembrandt, 1639

Rembrandt van Rijn

Der Rohrdommeljäger, 1639

Simson, an der Hochzeitstafel das Rätsel aufgebend, Rembrandt, 1638

Rembrandt van Rijn

Simson, an der Hochzeitstafel das Rätsel aufgebend, 1638

Ganymed in den Fängen des Adlers, Rembrandt, 1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

Ganymed in den Fängen des Adlers, 1635

Saskia van Uylenburgh als Mädchen, Rembrandt, 1633

Rembrandt van Rijn

Saskia van Uylenburgh als Mädchen, 1633

Phocionis Ducis Atheniensium virtutis per utramque fortunam toties exploratae Imago, Nicolas Poussin, 1650–1700

Nicolas Poussin

Phocionis Ducis Atheniensium virtutis per utramque fortunam toties exploratae Imago, 1650–1700

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Verkündigung an Joachim, Albrecht Altdorfer, 1513–1514

Albrecht Altdorfer

Verkündigung an Joachim, 1513–1514

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

[The Triumph of Joseph; Triomf van Jozef; Triumph Josefs], Maarten van Heemskerck, 1559

Maarten van Heemskerck

[The Triumph of Joseph; Triomf van Jozef; Triumph Josefs], 1559

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

[The Triumph of Joseph; Triomf van Jozef; Triumph Josefs], Maarten van Heemskerck, 1559

Maarten van Heemskerck

[The Triumph of Joseph; Triomf van Jozef; Triumph Josefs], 1559

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Hirtenjunge und Herde am Wasser, Jan Asselijn, 1648–1652

Jan Asselijn

Hirtenjunge und Herde am Wasser, 1648–1652

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

[Hirte treibt seine Herde, ein Schaf steckt im Dornenbusch fest], Claude Gillot, 1719

Claude Gillot

[Hirte treibt seine Herde, ein Schaf steckt im Dornenbusch fest], 1719

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Am Bergsee, Marco Ricci

Marco Ricci

Am Bergsee

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

[The two Sheep; Two Sheep; Les deux moutons; Zwei Schafe], Karel Dujardin

Karel Du Jardin

[The two Sheep; Two Sheep; Les deux moutons; Zwei Schafe]

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum