# Jacob de Gheyn III

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Dutch Golden Age engraver (1596–1641)

Jacob de Gheyn III Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III by Rembrandt Born Jacob de Gheyn III 1596 Haarlem Died 1641 (aged 44–45) Utrecht Known for Painting, Engraving Movement Baroque

**Jacob de Gheyn III**, also known as **Jacob III de Gheyn** (1596–1641), was a [Dutch Golden Age](/source/Dutch_Golden_Age) engraver, son of [Jacob de Gheyn II](/source/Jacob_de_Gheyn_II), canon of [Utrecht (city)](/source/Utrecht_(city)), and the subject of [a 1632 oil painting](/source/Portrait_of_Jacob_de_Gheyn_III) by [Rembrandt](/source/Rembrandt). The portrait is half of a pair of pendant portraits. The other piece is a portrait of de Gheyn's friend [Maurits Huygens](/source/Constantijn_Huygens), wearing similar clothing ([ruffs](/source/Ruff_(clothing)) and black [doublets](/source/Doublet_(clothing))) and facing the opposite direction.[1]

## Biography

De Gheyn learned engraving from his father,[2] who was a favored royal artist who designed a garden in the Hague for the royal family. This was a shared interest with the Huygens family who lived close by (Christiaan Huygens Sr was councillor of state). The younger De Gheyn studied in Leiden with Constantijn and Maurits Huygens, who remained lifelong friends. Aside from tours of London in 1618 with the Huygens brothers and Sweden in 1620, De Gheyn lived in the Hague until 1634, when he moved to Utrecht to become canon of St Mary's church (torn down in the 19th century). His engravings became known though the writings of [Aernout van Buchel](/source/Aernout_van_Buchel), who admired his work.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Jacob de Gheyn by Rembrandt](https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/32024) in the [RKD](/source/RKD)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Jacob de Gheyn (III)](https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/31340) in the [RKD](/source/RKD)

## External links

- Media related to [Jacob de Gheyn (III)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jacob_de_Gheyn_(III)) at Wikimedia Commons

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