Another series of cows. Plate 5: A cow standing in a landscape., Marcus de Bye, etcher, Mid 17th century, Netherlands, etching, The Dutch printmaker Marcus de Bye (also de Bije/ de Bie) is little-known in relation to his talent and prolificness. He was born in The Hague in 1639 and died after 1688. He became a pupil of Jacob van der Does in 1658. Better known as an engraver and etcher than a painter, he engraved several series of animal studies after the famous but short-lived painter Paulus Potter (1625-54), and also produced a number of original engravings

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