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Jacques de Gheyn II

Also known as: Jacques de Gheyn II; primary name: Gheyn, Jacob de; other name: Geyn, Jacob de; other name: Gheyn, Jacques de; other name: de Gheyn, Jacob
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; publisher/printer; Dutch; Male
Life dates: 1565-1629
Biography: Draughtsman, engraver and publisher; born in Antwerp, his father being a glass-painter and print dealer. Trained with Goltzius in Haarlem 1585-90; then settled in Amsterdam; in 1592 de Gheyn began to publish prints himself, some after his own designs but still many after van Mander; like Goltzius, he gave up printmaking and publishing to paint in 1600. Master of Zacharias Dolendo.
Bibliography: New Hollstein (compiled by Filedt Kok and Leesberg) (prints, 473 nos) I.Q. Van Regteren Altena, 'Jacques de Gheyn: three generations', The Hague-Boston-London, 1983 (drawings). A.W.F.M. Meij, 'Jacques de Gheyn II als tekenaar', exh.cat. Rotterdam-Washington, 1985-1986.

437 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1997,0712.84 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Attributed to:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1590-1629

drawing

Museum number: 1872,1012.3280 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1603

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1895,0915.1031 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1599

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1865,0114.834 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1580-1629

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.979 |
Producer name: Manner/Style of:Wierix brothersFormerly attributed to:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1580

drawing

Museum number: 1909,0406.2 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Joachim Patinir |
Production date: 1600

drawing

Museum number: 1850,0223.191 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Jacques de Gheyn IIIFormerly attributed to:Wenceslaus Hollar |
Production date: 1618

drawing

Museum number: 1867,1214.774 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousCircle/School of:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: early 17thC

drawing

Museum number: 1872,1012.3279 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAttributed to:Jacques de Gheyn III |
Production date: 1580-1600

drawing

Museum number: 1997,0712.57 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1620-1629

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1987,1107.25 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1580-1629

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1937,0610.1 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1597-1607

drawing

Museum number: 1865,0610.1311 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1601

drawing

Museum number: 1869,0612.594 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1605-1629

drawing

Museum number: SL,5237.54 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn IIFormerly attributed to:Anonymous |
Production date: 1620-1625

drawing

Museum number: 1934,0512.1 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Drawn by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1580-1629

drawing; album

Museum number: SL,5261.147 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousAfter:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 17thC

medal

Museum number: 1920,0806.3 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Designed by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1594 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: G3,FD.351 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Designed by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1600 |
Production place: Made in:Netherlands

medal

Museum number: M.6912 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 After:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1600 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

print

Title: Virtues and Vices |
Museum number: 1873,0809.466 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596-1597

print

Title: Virtues and Vices |
Museum number: 1873,0809.468 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596-1597

print

Title: Virtues and Vices |
Museum number: 1873,0809.465 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596-1597

print

Title: Christ, the Twelve Apostles and St Paul with the Creed |
Museum number: 1868,0612.291 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Karel van Mander I |
Production date: 1591-1592

print

Museum number: 1871,0812.56 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Karel van Mander I |
Production date: 1592

print

Title: The riding school or exercise of cavalry |
Museum number: 1871,0610.771 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Zacharias Dolendo |
Production date: 1599

print

Title: The riding school or exercise of cavalry |
Museum number: 1871,0610.773 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Zacharias Dolendo |
Production date: 1599

print

Title: Officers and soldiers |
Museum number: 1864,1114.465 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Hendrik Goltzius |
Production date: 1587

print

Title: Portraits after Italian Renaissance medals |
Museum number: 1865,0610.12 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Pisanello |
Production date: 1595

print

Title: S Paulus Servus Iesu. Christ, The Apostles and St Paul |
Museum number: 1908,0616.83 |
Producer name: Print made by:Zacharias DolendoAfter:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596

print

Title: The Passion |
Museum number: 1868,0612.450 |
Producer name: Published by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Zacharias Dolendo |
Production date: 1596-1598

print

Title: S Simon Chananaeus Apost. Christ, The Apostles and St Paul |
Museum number: 1908,0616.80 |
Producer name: Print made by:Zacharias DolendoAfter:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596

print

Title: Spes The Virtues |
Museum number: 1873,0712.40 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1593

print

Title: S Petrus Apost. Christ, The Apostles and St Paul |
Museum number: 1908,0616.71 |
Producer name: Print made by:Zacharias DolendoAfter:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596

print

Title: Officers and soldiers |
Museum number: 1864,1114.468 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Hendrik Goltzius |
Production date: 1587

print

Title: Le chariot vollant du Tres-Illustre Prince d'Orange, etc |
Museum number: 1878,0112.225 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 After:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1615

print

Title: Temperantia The Virtues |
Museum number: 1917,1208.496 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1593

print

Title: The riding school or exercise of cavalry |
Museum number: 1871,0610.772 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Zacharias Dolendo |
Production date: 1599

print

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1866,0512.2999 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Ahasuerus van Londerseel |
Production date: 1600

print

Title: The riding school or exercise of cavalry |
Museum number: 1871,0812.4554 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Zacharias Dolendo |
Production date: 1599

print; album

Museum number: 1855,1208.52 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Published by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1590-1600

print

Title: The Passion |
Museum number: 1868,0612.449 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Karel van Mander I |
Production date: 1596-1598

print

Title: Christ, the Twelve Apostles and St Paul with the Creed |
Museum number: 1868,0612.299 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Karel van Mander I |
Production date: 1591-1592

print

Title: Currus veliferi illustrissimi principis Mauritii, etc |
Museum number: 1872,0113.576 |
Producer name: Print made by:Willem van SwanenburgAfter:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1603

print

Title: The Passion |
Museum number: 1868,0612.442 |
Producer name: Published by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Zacharias Dolendo |
Production date: 1596-1598

print; book-illustration

Title: Currus veliferi ill.mi Pr. Mauritii Nassovii |
Museum number: 1871,0812.5229 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 After:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1615

print

Title: Christ, the Twelve Apostles and St Paul with the Creed |
Museum number: 1868,0612.297 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Karel van Mander I |
Production date: 1591-1592

print

Museum number: 1873,0712.108 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 After:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595

print

Title: S Iacobus Alpaei Apost. Christ, The Apostles and St Paul |
Museum number: 1908,0616.79 |
Producer name: Print made by:Zacharias DolendoAfter:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596

print

Title: The Passion |
Museum number: 1868,0612.448 |
Producer name: Published by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Zacharias Dolendo |
Production date: 1596-1598

print

Museum number: 1870,1008.2029 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595

print

Title: S Iohannes Apost. et Evang. Christ, The Apostles and St Paul |
Museum number: 1908,0616.74 |
Producer name: Print made by:Zacharias DolendoAfter:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596

print

Title: Christ, the Twelve Apostles and St Paul with the Creed |
Museum number: 1868,0612.300 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Karel van Mander I |
Production date: 1591-1592

print

Museum number: 1928,1212.36 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1590

print

Title: The riding school or exercise of cavalry |
Museum number: 1871,0610.774 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Zacharias Dolendo |
Production date: 1599

print

Title: The Passion |
Museum number: 1868,0612.444 |
Producer name: Published by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Zacharias Dolendo |
Production date: 1596-1598

print

Title: Filip van Mrnix, Heer van S. Aldegonde |
Museum number: 1871,0429.1044 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacob HoubrakenAfter:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1740 - 1780

print

Title: Spes The Virtues |
Museum number: 1917,1208.492 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1593

print

Title: Ruben The twelve sons of Jacob |
Museum number: 1863,0725.702 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Karel van Mander I |
Production date: 1589

print; book-illustration

Title: Philips van Marnix |
Museum number: 1851,1108.117 |
Producer name: Print made by:Andries VaillantAfter:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1679-1684

print

Title: Fortitudo The Virtues |
Museum number: 1873,0712.43 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1593

print

Title: Portraits after Italian Renaissance medals |
Museum number: 1865,0610.14 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Pisanello |
Production date: 1595

print; book-illustration

Museum number: O,6.130 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1601

print

Museum number: 1883,0609.60 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1589

print

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1878,0713.2628 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595-1596

print

Title: Ludolff van Collen |
Museum number: 1883,0609.61 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596

print

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1878,0713.2634 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595-1596

print

Museum number: 1883,0609.56 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1594

print; title-page

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1878,0713.2625 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595-1596

print

Museum number: 1878,0713.2637 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 After:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1610

print

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1878,0713.2627 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595-1596

print; frontispiece

Title: Philippe de Marnix |
Museum number: 1883,0609.57 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1599

print

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1878,0713.2632 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595-1596

print

Museum number: 1883,0609.58 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Joos de Bosscher |
Production date: 1578

print

Museum number: 1878,0713.2622 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Karel van Mander I |
Production date: 1588

print; frontispiece; album

Title: Théâtre d'amour |
Museum number: 1889,0816.3.1 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 After:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1600

print; frontispiece

Title: The riding school or exercise of cavalry |
Museum number: 1873,0510.3591 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Zacharias Dolendo |
Production date: 1599

print

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1866,0512.2996 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Ahasuerus van Londerseel |
Production date: 1600

print; album

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1855,1208.45 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 After:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595-1600

print; album

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1855,1208.48 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Ahasuerus van Londerseel |
Production date: 1600

print; album

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1855,1208.49 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Ahasuerus van Londerseel |
Production date: 1600

print; album

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1855,1208.54 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595-1596

print; album

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1855,1208.53 |
Producer name: After:Jacques de Gheyn IIPublished by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595-1596

print; album

Title: The masquerades |
Museum number: 1855,1208.44 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 After:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1595-1600

print

Title: The four evangelists |
Museum number: 1877,0811.793 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Hendrik Goltzius |
Production date: 1588

print

Title: The four evangelists |
Museum number: 1877,0811.796 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Hendrik Goltzius |
Production date: 1588

print

Title: The four evangelists |
Museum number: 1877,0811.794 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Hendrik Goltzius |
Production date: 1588

print

Title: The four evangelists |
Museum number: 1877,0811.795 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Hendrik Goltzius |
Production date: 1588

print

Museum number: 1866,0623.107 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Karel van Mander I |
Production date: 1596

print

Museum number: 1876,0708.69 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596

print; album

Title: Arctophylax Arataea sive signa coelestia |
Museum number: 1952,0705.1.40 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1600-1621

print

Museum number: 1910,0409.30 |
Producer name: BIOG28817 Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn II |
Production date: 1596

print

Title: Waffenhandlung von den Rören Musquetten undt Spies Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiesse |
Museum number: 1871,0708.63 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Robert de Baudous |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Published in:Hague, The

print

Title: Waffenhandlung von den Rören Musquetten undt Spies Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiesse |
Museum number: 1871,0708.105 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Robert de Baudous |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Published in:Hague, The

print

Title: Waffenhandlung von den Rören Musquetten undt Spies Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiesse |
Museum number: 1871,0708.99 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Robert de Baudous |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Published in:Hague, The

print

Title: Waffenhandlung von den Rören Musquetten undt Spies Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiesse |
Museum number: 1871,0812.4553.+ |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Robert de Baudous |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Published in:Hague, The

print

Title: Waffenhandlung von den Rören Musquetten undt Spies Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiesse |
Museum number: 1871,0708.73 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Robert de Baudous |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Published in:Hague, The

print

Title: Waffenhandlung von den Rören Musquetten undt Spies Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiesse |
Museum number: 1871,0708.117 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Robert de Baudous |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Published in:Hague, The

print

Title: Waffenhandlung von den Rören Musquetten undt Spies Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiesse |
Museum number: 1871,0708.104 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIPrint made by:Robert de Baudous |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Published in:Hague, The

print

Title: Officers and soldiers |
Museum number: 1864,1114.472 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques de Gheyn IIAfter:Hendrik Goltzius |
Production date: 1587

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