Matthijs Pool
title: "Matthijs Pool" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1676-births", "1732-deaths", "engravers-from-amsterdam"] topic_path: "people/1670s" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthijs_Pool" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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Matthijs Pool (1676–1740) was an engraver from the Dutch Republic.
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. In 1708 he married Barend Graat's daughter and his address then changed to the Leidsegracht.
References
References
- [https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/64242 Matthijs Pool] in the [[RKD]]
- He is known for engravings after other artists and topographical prints. He is also known for depictions of the [[Bentvueghels]] that he engraved after paintings by [[Domenicus van Wijnen]], otherwise known as ''Askaan''.[[:File:Arnold Houbraken VII p 347.JPG. Schouburg, VII, p 347]] by [[Arnold Houbraken]], 1718
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