Jacob Matham (15 October 1571 – 20 January 1631), of

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, was a famous engraver and pen-

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Biography

He was the stepson and pupil of painter and draftsman

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, and brother-in-law to engraver Simon van Poelenburgh, having married his sister, Marijtgen. He made several engravings after the paintings of

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from 1611 to 1615, and also a series after the work of

Pieter Aertsen Pieter Aertsen (1508 – 2 June 1575), called ''Lange Piet'' ("Tall Pete") because of his height, was a Dutch painter in the style of Northern Mannerism. He is credited with the invention of the monumental genre scene, which combines still life ...

. In 1613, engraver

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was apprenticed to him. He was the father of

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and

Adriaen Matham Adriaen Matham (1590 – 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, engraver and art dealer. He was part of an embassy to the Saadi dynasty of Morocco and also made some engravings while there. He married three times, once in Amsterdam and later lived ...

, the latter of whom was a notable engraver in his own right.

References

External links

Vermeer and The Delft School
a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Jacob Matham 1571 births 1631 deaths Dutch Golden Age printmakers Artists from Haarlem Renaissance engravers Painters from Haarlem {{printmaker-stub