Background
Pot was born in Amsterdam and spent his early years in Amsterdam and Haarlem.
Pot was born in Amsterdam and spent his early years in Amsterdam and Haarlem.
Dutch artist Frans Hals painted Pot in militia sash in Hals" The Officers of the Street Adrian Militia Company in 1633. Pot is the man reading a book on the far right. In 1632 he traveled to London, where he painted the Royal Family.
He lived from 1633 to 1648 in Haarlem, after which he moved to Amsterdam, where he died in 1657.
He served as Dean of the Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke in 1626, 1630 and 1635. He served as the Guild"s headman or Hoofdman in 1634 and 1648.
He died in Amsterdam.
Haarlem schutterij; Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke.