Jacobus Coelemans
Jacobus Coelemans was a French printmaker, printseller and copper engraver (1654–1732). He was born at Antwerp and died at Aix-en-Provence.
Also recorded as Jacobus Coelmans; Jacques Coelemans; Jacob Coelemans.
Jacobus Coelemans in brief
- Born
- 1654
- Died
- 1732
- Known for
- printmaker, printseller and copper engraver
- Place of birth
- Antwerp
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Jacobus Coelmans, Jacques Coelemans and Jacob Coelemans. His recorded language was French.
Recognition and collections
Work by Jacobus Coelemans is held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, British Museum and Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
Catalogued works
6 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1690 to 1705.
Jacob reproaching Laban, dated 1705, held by British Museum. The Virgin with the infant Christ and the young Saint John the Baptist, in a circular frame, after Reni, dated 1690–1700, engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 17.3.1681. Portrait of Hendrick van Thulden, dated 1690–1709, engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 24.63.2030. Plate 24: Jacob seeing Rachel at the well, from "Recueil d'estampes d'après les tableaux des peintres les plus célèbres d'Italie, des Pays-Bas et de France", dated 1705, etching and engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 51.501.4846. Plate 25: Laban giving his daughter Rachel to Jacob, from "Recueil d'estampes d'après les tableaux des peintres les plus célèbres d'Italie, des Pays-Bas et de France", dated 1704, etching and engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 51.501.4847. Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by J. Coelemans after Raphael., dated [between 1700 and 1799], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
British Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
9 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Coelemans, Jacobus, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. A new species of Notacanthella Jacobus & McCafferty, 2008 (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae) from Yunnan, China, ZooKeys, 2022. Review of Notacanthella Jacobus amp; McCafferty, 2008 (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae) in Thailand, with the redescription of Notacanthella commodema (Allen, 1971)., Zootaxa, 2020. Jacobus de Ispania and Liège, 2016. Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, 2015. Analisis Resepsi Konten Berbagi Uang di Akun TikTok @Williesalim, Prologia, 2025. Analisis pengaruh Literasi Digital, Efektivitas e-Filing, dan Tingkat Tarif Pajak terhadap Kepatuhan Wajib Pajak UMKM, Jurnal GeoEkonomi, 2025. The Dictionary of Feminist Theory, 2021. Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff : sein leben und wirken.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is French.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp and Aix-en-Provence.
Work by Jacobus Coelemans is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, British Museum and Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
Chronology
- 1654Jacobus Coelemans born at Antwerp.
- 1690The Virgin with the infant Christ and the young Saint John the Baptist, in a circular frame, after Reni (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1690Portrait of Hendrick van Thulden (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1700Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by J. Coelemans after Raphael. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1704Plate 25: Laban giving his daughter Rachel to Jacob, from "Recueil d'estampes d'après les tableaux des peintres les plus célèbres d'Italie, des Pays-Bas et de France" (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1705Jacob reproaching Laban (British Museum).
- 1705Plate 24: Jacob seeing Rachel at the well, from "Recueil d'estampes d'après les tableaux des peintres les plus célèbres d'Italie, des Pays-Bas et de France" (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1732Jacobus Coelemans died at Aix-en-Provence.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Coelemans, Jacobus, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming Jacobus Coelemans.
scholarly index · Unverified
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Jacobus Coelemans (5 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Jacobus Coelemans.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 5.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q19569828: Jacobus Coelemans
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 6.
“Jacobus Coelemans”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Prints
3,791 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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- Jacques Alfred van MuydenEngraver
- Jacques AliametEngraver
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