Jacob Matham

Jacob Matham (15 October 1571 – 20 January 1631), of Haarlem, was an engraver and pen-draftsman.

He was the stepson and pupil of painter and draftsman Hendrik Goltzius,[1] and brother-in-law to engraver Simon van Poelenburgh, having married his sister, Marijtgen.

[2][3] He made several engravings after the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens from 1611 to 1615,[4] and also a series after the work of Pieter Aertsen.

[6] He was the father of Jan, Theodor and Adriaen Matham, the latter of whom was a notable engraver in his own right.

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Portrait of Jacob Matham in Het Gulden Cabinet , engraving by Antony van der Does
Engraving of a beached whale, after Hendrik Goltzius .