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Jacques de Gheyn II

104 works

Jacques de Gheyn II (1565-1629) was a painter, engraver and graphic artist. Read more

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Vanitas still life with a skull in a niche, a tulip, coins, silver goblets and a glass sphere above.

Vanitas Still Life

1603

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff, framed by nude female figures, flowers, and a Latin inscription.

Carolus Clusius

1601

Pen and wash drawing of a soldier in a plumed hat blowing on his match cord while holding a musket with a rest pole.

A Soldier on Guard Blowing the Match

about 1597

Pen and wash design of an ornate frame with a civilian and an armored knight flanking an empty center, skull at base.

Design for the Title Page of "The Exercise of Cavalry"

1598-1599

Pen and ink drawing of a toad-like creature clutching coins, an allegory of greed by Jacques de Gheyn II.

Allegory of Avarice

about 1609

Pen and brown ink drawing of a boy and older men in turbans and caps, with feathered wing forms rising behind them.

Boy in a Turban, Winged Angel and Three Companions

about 1600

Pen and brown ink drawing of a winding road, stone bridge, and chapel below steep cliffs with a valley beyond.

Mountainous Landscape with a Chapel

about 1600-1603

Engraving of a bearded warrior in a plumed helmet holding a spear, with soldiers and a city wall behind him.

Gad, plate 8 from The Twelve Sons of Jacob

1589

Engraving of a muscular armored man with a sword and plumed helmet, seated before a walled city, with Latin text below.

Simeon, plate 3 from The Twelve Sons of Jacob

1589

Engraving of a bearded man seated with a wheat sheaf and bread basket, with a tower and mountains behind him.

Asher, plate 9 from The Twelve Sons of Jabob

1589

A Soldier Loading a Musket, "Ramme in Your Pouder"

1596/98

Pen and brown ink drawing of witches tending a cauldron over a fire, with a winged figure rising from smoke and a cat nearby.

Witches' Sabbath

late 16th-early 17th century

Pen and ink sketch of a youth with head turned left, leaning on his elbow, with a partial figure at the right edge.

Study of a Youth with his Head Turned to the Left and Leaning on his Right Elbow

late 16th-early 17th century

The Soldier Carrying His Pike at the Slope

late 16th-early 17th century

Oval engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a pleated ruff collar, with inscriptions around the border.

Rutgaert Janszoon

1596

Engraved print of a plumed colonel in a ruff collar with a sword and baton, standing before a distant landscape.

Colonel, from Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II

1587

Engraving of a lute player addressing a masked woman, with a man in armor and tall hat standing beside them.

A Couple Addressed by a Lute Player, from The Masquerades

1595-96

Engraved oval portrait of a fifteen-year-old boy in a ruff collar holding a medallion, with Latin inscriptions.

Hugo Grotius

1599

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and chains, framed by an arch of coats of arms and a Latin inscription.

Tycho Brahe, Astronomer

c. 1595

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff, framed by flowers, nude figures and a Latin inscription.

Carolus Clusius, Physician and Botanist

1601

Engraving of the Holy Family on a donkey with angels and putti scattering coins among ruined arches and a palm tree.

Return from the Flight into Egypt

c. 1592

Circular engraving of the Virgin and Child with the infant John the Baptist holding a cross, set beneath a tree, with Latin b

Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist

c. 1595

Engraving of the evangelist Matthew writing in a book while an angel holds an inkwell beside him, in a circular frame.

Matthew, from The Evangelists

1588

Engraving of Saint Mark in a circle, seated with a lion, an open book, inkwell and quill, with Latin text around the rim.

Mark, from The Evangelists

1588

Engraving of an elderly bearded man reading a book beside an ox, with a halo and Latin text around a circular border.

Luke, from The Evangelists

1588

Circular engraving of haloed Saint John writing with a quill, with an eagle beside him and Latin text around the border.

John, from The Evangelists

1588

Etching of rocky cliffs and sea with a falling winged figure and a flying companion above a coastal town.

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, from Landscapes

c. 1610

Etching of a thatched farmstead with cloaked women in the foreground, a large tree at right, and two men seated on a fence.

Landscape with Roma People, from Landscapes

c. 1610

Etched landscape of a stag on an arched stone bridge beside a large gnarled tree and a winding path into forest.

Landscape with a Stag on a Bridge, from Landscapes

c. 1610

Etching of a winter village with a brick house, thatched cottage, bare trees, and skaters and figures on a frozen canal.

Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters, from Landscapes

c. 1610

Etching of a rocky landscape with a stone arch, hermits near a grotto, and a distant coastline with a sailboat.

Landscape with a Grotto and Hermits, from Landscapes

c. 1610

Circular engraving of Perseus on winged horse attacking sea monster to free chained Andromeda on a rock, with nude figures on

Perseus Liberating Andromeda

1588

Jacques de Gheyn II (1565-1629) was a painter, engraver and graphic artist. Jacques de Gheyn II was born in Antwerp and died in The Hague. Browse 104 works by Jacques de Gheyn II from 6 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata