Jacob Van Der Heyden
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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
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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
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Most of his work that survives today are engravings. He died in
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1573 births 1645 deaths 16th-century engravers 17th-century engravers Flemish engravers Artists from Strasbourg {{engraver-stub