About Jacob Potma
Lived 1610 – 1704 (aged 93–94). Jacob Potma was a Dutch painter.
Jacob Potma (c. 1630, Workum – 1704, Munich), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography According to Houbraken, who listed him as the most famous pupil of Wybrand de Geest, he was born in Workum and became Kamerling or court painter for the Kurfürst of Vienna. He died of "Rooloop"or red runs, which killed a large part of the army in Vienna in 1684.
According to the RKD he was pupil of Wybrand de Geest known for portraits and interior decorations, and was born 1600-1620. His last name is also spelled as Bodma, Pottma, or Pohmar.
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Who was Jacob Potma?
painter from the Northern Netherlands
When was Jacob Potma born?
Jacob Potma was born in 1610 in Workum.
When did Jacob Potma die?
Jacob Potma died in 1704 in Munich.
What was Jacob Potma's occupation?
Jacob Potma was a painter.
What nationality was Jacob Potma?
Jacob Potma was Dutch.
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