Jacob Esselens
Illustration — River Landscape Jacob Esselens (1626–1687), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter from Amsterdam.
Also recorded as Jacobus Esselens · Jacob Esselen · Jacob Esselijns · Esselincks
Jacob Esselens
Jacob Esselens · Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork wga QS:P11807,"e/esselens/river_la" · Public domain
- Born
- 1626 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1687 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson · merchant
- Known for
- View of the beach · Landscape with hunters · Amstel inlet De Omval near Amsterdam
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — River Landscape Jacob Esselens (1626–1687), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter from Amsterdam.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is Dutch. Works named in the authority record are View of the beach, Landscape with hunters and Amstel inlet 'De Omval' near Amsterdam. Work by Jacob Esselens is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Groeningemuseum, Amsterdam Museum and Rijksmuseum.
According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History, Esselens travelled to Kleve in 1663 and got married in 1668 in Amsterdam. He travelled in France and later to England as a silk merchant, and died in Amsterdam in 1687.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Jacobus Esselens, Jacob Esselen, Jacob Esselijns, Esselincks and Esselyns. His recorded language was Dutch.
Work and production
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 3: View of the beach, Landscape with hunters and Amstel inlet 'De Omval' near Amsterdam.
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Jacob Esselens
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Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1626
Jacob Esselens born at Amsterdam.
1687
Jacob Esselens died at Amsterdam.
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scholarly publication
- Jacob Esselens, Dutch Artist, Notes and Queries, 1937
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1937
- Jacob Esselens: Dutch Artist, Notes and Queries, 1937
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1937
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1816105: Jacob Esselens
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- “Jacob Esselens”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
Jacob Esselens, Dutch Artist, Notes and Queries, 1937Crossref registry
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Jacob Esselens: Dutch Artist, Notes and Queries, 1937Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1816105: Jacob EsselensWikimedia Foundation
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