Jacob Louys

Jacob Louys belongs to the printmaking tradition of the early seventeenth century, working above all in engraving and etching. His portraits of European royalty, among them Elisabeth of Bourbon, Philip IV, Anne of Austria and Louis XIII, dominate the small group gathered here. The collection preserves four such sheets, produced mostly in engraving and etching, with impressions dated 1615 to 1650 according to the Met.

4 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain

ca. 1615–57 · Engraving and etching

Portrait of Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Spain (ca. 1650)

ca. 1650 · Etching and engraving

Portrait of Anne of Austria, Queen of France

ca. 1650 · Engraving and etching

Portrait of Louis XIII, King of France

ca. 1650 · Engraving and etching