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Paulus Potter

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WA-00113813

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1967.54.65
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Paulus Potter was a Dutch painter who specialized in landscapes featuring animals, often from a low vantage point.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (15)

Head of Cow

1800 · Charcoal on cream laid paper

31.2 × 24.7 cm (12 5/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cows in a meadow near a farm

1653 · paint on canvas, oil paint (paint)

depth: 10.5 cm, height: 58 cm, width: 66.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Het Bullenboekje

1650 · etching on paper

height: 106 cm, width: 145 cm

Rijksmuseum

Koe met gedraaide hoorn

1650 · etching on paper

width: 140 cm, height: 102 cm

Rijksmuseum

Orpheus charming the beasts

1650 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

depth: 10 cm, width: 89 cm, height: 67 cm

Rijksmuseum

Liggende koe bij een hek

1650 · etching on paper

width: 140 cm, height: 103 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Bull

1650 · Etching on cream laid paper

Plate: 10.8 × 14.7 cm (4 5/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Sheet: 11.5 × 15.2 cm (4 9/16 × 6 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow

1647 · Oil on panel

49.5 × 37.2 cm (19 1/2 × 14 3/4 in.); Framed: 70.2 × 58.1 × 4.5 cm (27 5/8 × 22 7/8 × 1 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man Adjusting Saddle on Horse

1645 · Red chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper

16.1 × 20.2 cm (6 3/8 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cow Lying Beside a Tree, plate 7 from Eight Bulls and Cows

1645 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Image: 10 × 13.8 cm (3 15/16 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 10.5 × 14.4 cm (4 3/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Bulls Fighting

1645 · Etching on ivory paper

Sheet: 10.5 × 14.1 cm (4 3/16 × 5 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Cowherd

1644 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Shepherd

1644 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Shepherd

1639 · Etching on ivory laid paper

18.1 × 26.8 cm (7 3/16 × 10 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The cow lying down near a tree

etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

15 published of 15 catalogued · 15 with image

Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
5 published5 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published3 img

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6 entries · 1 sources

Orpheus charming the beasts
1650 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Cows in a meadow near a farm
1653 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Liggende koe bij een hek
1650 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Shepherd
1644 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Cowherd
1644 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The cow lying down near a tree
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
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