Jacob Potma
Painter from the Northern Netherlands
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| Intro | Painter from the Northern Netherlands | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| is | Painter | |
| Work field | Arts | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | Workum | |
| Death | 27 June 1704Munich |
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Jacob Potma (c.1610, Workum – 1684, Vienna), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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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.