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The Cowherd, Paulus Potter, 1649
Paulus Potter, portraitPaulus PotterDutch, 1625–1654

The Cowherd

1649 · Print

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked
3 days ago
In this state since
Aug 19, 2026
Source
The museum
On the mapMuseum page

Particulars

1649 · aged 24
16251654
Accession number
1974.96

In the catalog

PrintsEtchingBaroque17th centuryNetherlands

Sources

  • The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access

Meanwhile, in the life of Paulus Potter

The whole life
  1. 1649

    Moves to The Hague: a house from van Goyen

    Potter rents a house in The Hague from the painter Jan van Goyen and joins the local painters' guild; for several years he lives next door to van Goyen.

  2. 1649–1652 · Workplace

    The Hague

  3. 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.

More by Paulus Potter

All works
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

Neighbors at The Cleveland Museum of Art

Museum page
The Red Kerchief, Claude Monet, c. 1868–73

Claude Monet

The Red Kerchief, c. 1868–73

Melencolia I, Albrecht Dürer, 1514

Albrecht Dürer

Melencolia I, 1514

The Virgin and Child with the Pear, Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Albrecht Dürer

The Virgin and Child with the Pear, 1511

The Nativity, Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Albrecht Dürer

The Nativity, probably c. 1509/1510

The Virgin and Child on a Crescent with a Starry Crown, Albrecht Dürer, 1508

Albrecht Dürer

The Virgin and Child on a Crescent with a Starry Crown, 1508

The Lamentation, Albrecht Dürer, 1507

Albrecht Dürer

The Lamentation, 1507

Large Horse, Albrecht Dürer, 1505

Albrecht Dürer

Large Horse, 1505

Nemesis (The Great Fortune), Albrecht Dürer, c. 1501/1502

Albrecht Dürer

Nemesis (The Great Fortune), c. 1501/1502