Marcus de Bye | |
Birth Date: | 1638 |
Birth Place: | The Hague |
Death Date: | 1688 |
Death Place: | Grave, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Field: | Print artist, painter, draftsman, publisher |
Marcus de Bye sometimes spelt de Bie or de Bije (1638/39, The Hague - after 1688)[1] was a Dutch painter and engraver.
He learnt to paint under Jacob van der Does, and produced some landscapes with animals in the style his teacher, but he is best known for his etchings of animals, after the designs of Paulus Potter and Markus Gerard. Member of Confrerie Pictura. He died in 1670.
His works include