Jacob van der Heyden (1573–1645) was a Flemish Baroque painter, sculptor and engraver.
According to
Houbraken he was a painter from
Strasbourg who painted for royalty.
[Jacob van der Heyden Biography]
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
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According to the RKD he worked in Strasbourg, Frankfurt, and Sweden. and was known for portraits, landscapes and historical allegories.
[Jacob van der Heyden]
in the RKD
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Most of his work that survives today are engravings. He died in
Brussels
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References
1573 births
1645 deaths
16th-century engravers
17th-century engravers
Flemish engravers
Artists from Strasbourg
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