Pieter Louw (1725 â 1800) was a Dutch painter-engraver best known for his mezzotint copies of old masters.
Louw was born in Amsterdam and worked with Caspar Jacobsz Philips. He later became a teacher and pupils were Jacob Cats, Anna Maria Ebeling, Johan George Kreetschmer, Daniël Veelwaard (I), and Izaak Jansz. de Wit.