Jacob Matham
Renowned Dutch engraver and draftsman
Jacob Matham, of Haarlem, was a famous engraver and pen-draftsman. He was the stepson and pupil of painter and draftsman Hendrik Goltzius, and brother-in-law to engraver Simon van Poelenburgh, having married his sister, Marijtgen. He made several engravings after the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens from 1611-1615, and also a series after the work of Pieter Aertsen. In 1613, engraver Jan van de Velde was apprenticed to him. He was the father of Jan, Theodor and Adriaen Matham, the latter of whom was a notable engraver in his own right.
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Master student
- Jan van de Velde Student
Fellow student
Artworks by this artist
- Emblem Drawing (‘Hope sustains me’) early 17th century
- Avarice c. 1587
- The Four Elements 1588
- Allegory of Age
- Envy c. 1587
- Young Man and Old Woman
- Mercury with heads of an Old and a Young Man 1599
- The Seven Virtues 1588
- Emblem Drawing (‘I rule everything’) early 17th century
- The Lamentation of Christ ca 1607
- The Illmatched Couple 1602
- Half-figure of a Woman 1605
- Head of Christ late 16th[-]early 17th century