Jacobus Harrewijn
Illustration — Plans of Dutch fortified towns on the Rhine and Meuse, 1684, Jacobus Harrewijn Jacobus Harrewijn (baptized 15 September 1660 in Amsterdam – buried 10 June 1727 in Brussels) was an engraver who was mostly active in the Spanish Netherlands and later the Austrian Netherlands. He married in 1682 in Amsterdam, but joined the Antwerp Guild in 1688. He remarried in 1689 in Deurne and is known to have worked in Brussels from 1695 to 1714.
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Jacobus Harrewijn
Jacobus Harrewijn / Attributed to Jan van Croes · picture taken by Paul Hermans · Public domain
- Born
- 1660. · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1727. · Brussels.
- Occupation
- copper engraver, printmaker, artist, draftsperson, cartographer, illustrator and publisher.
- Known for
- Rubenshuis in Antwerp.
- Languages
- French and Dutch.
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Illustration — Plans of Dutch fortified towns on the Rhine and Meuse, 1684, Jacobus Harrewijn Jacobus Harrewijn (baptized 15 September 1660 in Amsterdam – buried 10 June 1727 in Brussels) was an engraver who was mostly active in the Spanish Netherlands and later the Austrian Netherlands. He married in 1682 in Amsterdam, but joined the Antwerp Guild in 1688. He remarried in 1689 in Deurne and is known to have worked in Brussels from 1695 to 1714.
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Born at Amsterdam in 1660, died in Brussels in 1727.
The recorded working language is French and Dutch. The field of work recorded is visual arts, drawing and copper engraving technique. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels. Works named in the authority record are Rubenshuis in Antwerp. Work by Jacobus Harrewijn is recorded in the collections of Stadsarchief Rotterdam, M Leuven, Print Room of the University of Antwerp, Thijs Collection (University of Antwerp) and museum Huis Bergh.
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