Jacob Matham

Jakob Matham (born October 15, 1571 in Haarlem , † January 20, 1631 in Haarlem) was a Dutch engraver , draftsman and copperplate publisher.

Life

Jakob Matham was the stepson and pupil of Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617). He was accepted into the painters' guild in 1600, was doyen (chairman) of the same in 1605 and died in Haarlem on January 20, 1631. He engraved a large number of sheets, some of them from his own drawings, the greater part of Italian, German and Dutch masters. which suffer from the mannered treatment of shapes, but have had a great influence on the development of the engraving technique due to the elegant and delicate guidance of the grave engraving.

His sons Adriaen , Jan and Theodor were also engravers.

Auctions

According to the “directory”, the Nuremberg auctioneer Schmidmer auctioned the following copperplate engravings by Jakob Mathams from the estate of the royal Prussian captain Hans Albrecht von Derschau :

Half-length portrait of a man, over 3/4 view, with a double beard; his head is uncovered and there is a wart on his forehead.
Half-length portrait of a middle-aged man in Provil turned to the left: he wears: a goatee and goatee and a fur hat on his head.
An old smiling woman, full length portrait: she is holding the handle of a frying pan in her right hand.
Half-length portrait of a grinning satyr in 3/4 view: turned to the right; his right arm is lifted and the whole thing is done in a highly comic manner.
Half-length portrait of a bearded man in profile looking to the left, with a thick nose and a wart on his cheek.

literature

Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt: Matham . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 585 f.
L. Widerkehr, "Jacob Matham Goltzij Privignus, Jacob Matham graveur et ses reports avec Hendrick Goltzius", Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 1991-92, Vol. 42-43, Waanders Uitgevers, Zwolle 1993, pp. 219-260.
L. Widerkehr, New Hollstein Dutch. Jacob Matham, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel 2007

Web links

Commons : Jacob Matham - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ DIRECTORY OF THE v.DERSCHAUISCHE Kunstkabinett zu NÜRNBERG .... Nuremberg, at the committed auctionator Schmidmer., 1825., 250 p., Directory of rare art collections., 1825., Google Books, online , p. 74, (58th to 62nd)

personal data
SURNAME	Matham, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch engraver
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1571
PLACE OF BIRTH	Haarlem
DATE OF DEATH	January 20, 1631
Place of death	Haarlem

[1] DIRECTORY OF THE v.DERSCHAUISCHE Kunstkabinett zu NÜRNBERG .... Nuremberg, at the committed auctionator Schmidmer., 1825., 250 p., Directory of rare art collections., 1825., Google Books, online , p. 74, (58th to 62nd)