Jacob Edvardsson Munch ( 9 August 1776 – 10 June 1839) was a Norwegian military officer and painter.

His most notable assignment was the coronation picture of Charles XIV John as king of Norway from 1818.

The coronation of Charles XIV John at Nidaros Cathedral was made on royal order.

[3] Jacob Munch co-founded the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Christiania in 1818 and also worked as a teacher there.

[3] Jacob was a son of inspector Edvard Munch (1738–1793) and Petronelle Helene Krefting[4] (1746 – 1810).