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Paulus Pontius

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WA-00076305

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WikidataQ1854445

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1 cross-verified · 6 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
NationalityWikidata· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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Nga
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred85%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/paulus-pontius
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Paulus Pontius was a Flemish engraver and painter. He was one of the leading engravers connected with the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens. After Rubens' death, Pontius worked with other leading Antwerp painters such as Anthony van Dyck and Jacob Jordaens.

Source: Nga · Trust score: 85% · Updated 8d ago

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National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (11)

Portret van de predikant Herman Witsius

1683 · engraving on paper

width: 235 cm, height: 312 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van abt Peregrinus Carlenus

1648 · engraving on paper

width: 201 cm, height: 307 cm

Rijksmuseum

Theodoor Van Loon

1630 · engraving

Sheet: 26.2 x 19.3 cm (10 5/16 x 7 5/8 in.); Platemark: 24.8 x 17.6 cm (9 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Philippe Le Roy

1625 · Etching and engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portret van Frederik Hendrik, prins van Oranje-Nassau

1616 · engraving on paper

width: 487 cm, height: 347 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Jan-Gaspar Gevartius

1616 · engraving on paper

width: 211 cm, height: 314 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Jacob Roelants (1568-1651)

1616 · engraving on paper

height: 372 cm, width: 278 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van de kardinaal-infant Ferdinand van Oostenrijk

1616 · engraving on paper

height: 391 cm, width: 294 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Philip IV

engraving

Platemark: 45.2 x 33.6 cm (17 13/16 x 13 1/4 in.); Sheet: 46.9 x 33.9 cm (18 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Henry, Count van den Berghe

engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Henri van Steenwyck

engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

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11 published of 12 catalogued · 11 with image

Rijksmuseum
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Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published5 img
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 9)

9 entries · 1 sources

Theodoor Van Loon
1630 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Portrait of Henri van Steenwyck
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Portrait of Philip IV
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Philippe Le Roy
1625 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Portrait of Henry, Count van den Berghe
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Portret van Jacob Roelants (1568-1651)
1616 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portret van abt Peregrinus Carlenus
1648 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portret van de predikant Herman Witsius
1683 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portret van Frederik Hendrik, prins van Oranje-Nassau
1616 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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