Jacob de Gheyn III

Painting, Visual Artist

1596 – 1641

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Who was Jacob de Gheyn III?

Jacob de Gheyn III, also known as Jacob III de Gheyn, was a Dutch Golden Age engraver, son of Jacob de Gheyn II, canon of Utrecht, 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 and facing the opposite direction.

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Born
1596
Haarlem
Also known as
  • ยาโกบ เดอ ไคน์ที่ 3
  • Jacob de Gheyn III
  • Jacob de Gheyn
Parents
Nationality
  • Dutch Republic
  • Netherlands
Profession
Lived in
  • Haarlem
Died
1641
Utrecht

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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