Pieter de Mare

Pieter de Mare was a printmaker documented as active in 1768. His known artistic output is entirely focused on print media, consisting primarily of genre scenes, studies of street life, and representations of pastoral subjects and animals. Fifteen prints representing the artist's documented output are preserved in major museum holdings.

The Rijksmuseum holds works by De Mare, establishing his place within 18th-century art historical records. The subjects documented in these prints align with the popular genre studies of the period. Notable examples of his catalogued work include the studies of figures engaged in daily life, such as Blinde met begeleider and its related piece, Blinde met begeleider en bedelaar. His interest extended to common rural imagery, exemplified by two instances of Herderin met kind, as well as the animal study Hond.

Due to his activity date in the mid-eighteenth century, works by Pieter de Mare prints typically reside in the public domain. This accessibility ensures the availability of the work, allowing researchers and collectors to access high-quality prints of his limited production. The documentation of fifteen known examples means that De Mare's historically significant contribution remains available as downloadable artwork for international study.