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Marcus De Bye
Marcus de Bye sometimes spelt de Bie or de Bije (1638/39, The Hague - after 1688) at the RKD. was a Dutch painter and engraving, engraver. Life 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 Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Markus Gerard. Member of Confrerie Pictura. He died in 1670.Works His works include *''The fat Spitzhund''. *''The Mule-driver''. *Three sets, of eight each, of Cows and Oxen, after Potter. *A set of sixteen of Sheep, after Potter. *A set of sixteen of Goats, after Potter. *A set of sixteen of Lions, Leopards, Wolves, Bears, etc., after Potter. *A set of sixteen of the Natural History of the Bear; after Markus Gerard. 1664. < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1638
Events January–March * January 4 – **A naval battle takes place in the Indian Ocean off of the coast of Goa at South India as a Netherlands fleet commanded by Admiral Adam Westerwolt decimates the Portuguese fleet. **A fleet of 80 Spanish ships led by Governor-General Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera attacks the Sultanate of Sulu in the Philippines by beginning an invasion of Jolo island, but Sultan Muwallil Wasit I puts up a stiff resistance. * January 8 – The siege of Shimabara Castle ends after 27 days in Japan's Tokugawa shogunate (now part of Nagasaki prefecture) as the rebel peasants flee reinforcements sent by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. * January 22 – The Shimabara and Amakusa rebels, having joined up after fleeing the shogun's troops, begin the defense of the Hara Castle in what is now Minamishimabara in the Nagasaki prefecture. The siege lasts more than 11 weeks before the peasants are killed. * February 28 – The Scottish National Covenant is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
