Paulus PotterNederland, 1625–1654Two Horses
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., Verenigde Staten
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Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 1967.54.65
What it shows
In de catalogus
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 6 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
Intussen, in het leven van Paulus Potter
Het hele leven1649–1652 · Werkzaam in
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 · Werkzaam in
Amsterdam
2 January 1653
Makes his will
Potter composes his will; a little over a year later he will die of tuberculosis.
17 januari 1654
Died
