Pieter-Frans De Noter
Ghent, episcopal palace, 1819
Pieter-Frans De Noter, a Flemish painter of landscapes and interiors, was born at Waelhem (Walem), near Mechlin, in 1779. He became a professor in the Academy of Ghent and developed into an eminent painter of landscapes, marine subjects, winter scenes, views of the interiors of cities, and cathedrals. His most esteemed pictures are his views of cities and winter scenes; and during the latter part of his career he confined his talents almost exclusively to the representation of such subjects. His pencilling was delicate; and in this respect he may be considered as belonging to the Dutch school. His pictures are numerous and varied, and are to be found in the cabinets of Belgium, Holland, and the north of France. He also engraved a collection of landscapes, several of which are after Hobbema. He died at Ghent in 1842. Amongst his works, which show great minuteness of detail, are:
- Brussels. Museum. View at Bruges and View from Pont Neuf, Ghent.
- Ghent. Academy. Abbey of St. Pierre, Ghent and Winter view of Ghent.
References
- P.F. De Noter, Recueil de gravures à l'eau forte, dont plusieurs d'après Hobbema.. Ghent, self-published, 1831
This article incorporates text from the article "DE NOTER, Pieter François" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.
