Jean Matheus
Jean Matheus (c. 1590–1672) was a 17th-century French engraver who flourished during the 1620s. He is best known for his work in Nicholas Renouard's edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses, published in Paris in 1619 and engraved portraits of saints.
Jean Matheus
Jean Matheus · [1], [2] · Public domain
- Born
- 1590.
- Died
- 1672.
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- Middle French.
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Jean Matheus lived from 1590 to 1672 and was an artist and copperplate engraver.
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The birth of Jean Matheus is recorded in 1590, and the death in 1672.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Jean Matheus is recorded as engraver, printmaker, lithographer, printseller and print publisher.
Frontispiece: Elementorum philosophiae sectio tertia de cive,
Thomas Hobbes (author) / Jean Matheus (engraver) · Houghton Library
Identificatie Titel(s): Bruiloft te Kana. Vita Deiparae Virginis Mariae (serietitel). Leven van de maagd Maria (serietitel)
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1590
Jean Matheus born.
1672
Jean Matheus died.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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