Matthijs Pool

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Initiation ceremony of a Bentvueghel, by Domenicus van Wijnen, ca. 1700, engraved by Matthijs Pool with a rhyme at the bottom about the initiation.

Matthijs Pool (1676–1732) was an 18th-century engraver from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography

Pool was born and died in Amsterdam. According to the RKD he worked with Gerard de Lairesse making engravings for his Groot schilderboeck, and worked with the painter Barend Graat on publication of engravings after ivory sculptures by Francis van Bossuit after the classics.^[1] In 1708 he married Barend Graat's daughter and his address then changed to the Leidsegracht.^[1] He is known for engravings after other artists and topographical prints.

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References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Matthijs Pool in the RKD

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Name	Pool, Matthijs
Alternative names
Short description	18th century engraver from the Northern Netherlands
Date of birth	1676
Place of birth	Amsterdam
Date of death	1732
Place of death	Amsterdam

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