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Jakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley (26 July 1715

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

– 7 February 1779 Amsterdam) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under

Bernard Picart Bernard Picart or Picard (11 June 1673 – 8 May 1733), was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam, who showed an interest in cultural and religious habits. Life Picart was born in rue Saint-Jacques, Paris as ...

(1673-1733) whose style he subsequently copied. His main interests were engraving portraits and producing illustrations for " La Vie de Marianne" by

Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist. He is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, writing num ...

(1688-1763), published in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...

between 1735 and 1747. He also engraved the frontispieces for a 15-volume edition of the complete works of Pierre de Brantôme (1540-1614), "''Oeuvres du seigneur de Brantôme''", published in The Hague in 1740. Most of the plates in the Hague edition of Prévost's "''Histoire générale des voyages''" are signed by van der Schley. He cooperated with

Prosper Marchand Prosper Marchand (11 March 1678 – 14 June 1756) was an 18th-century French bibliographer, who moved to the Dutch Republic in December 1709. He became a famous annotator and publisher of philosophical, religious and historical works, skilled ...

who owned many of his prints.

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'La Vie de Marianne' gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schley, Jakob van der 1715 births 1779 deaths Dutch draughtsmen Engravers from Amsterdam