Jacob de Gheyn III Artist

Jacob de Gheyn III, also known as Jacob III de Gheyn (1596–1641), was a Dutch Golden Age engraver, son of Jacob de Gheyn II, canon of Utrecht (city), and the subject of a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt. The portrait is half of a pair of pendent portraits. The other piece is a portrait of de Gheyn's friend Maurits Huygens, wearing similar clothing (ruffs and black doublets) and facing the opposite direction.

Personal facts

Jacob de Gheyn III
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1596
Birth place
Haarlem
Nationality
Netherlands
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1641
Place of death
Utrecht

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Artist

Field of work
Engraving
Painting
Movement
Baroque

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