Jacobus Collection

Jacobus Arminius
JACOBUS ARMINIUS Dutch theologian and reformer

Jacobus Henricus Van t Hoff
JACOBUS HENRICUS VAN T HOFF Dutch chemist

Jacobus Houbraken, aka Jacob Houbraken, portrait
6266172 Jacobus Houbraken, aka Jacob Houbraken, portrait; (add.info.: Jacobus Houbraken, 1698-1780. Dutch engraver); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Siege of Londonderry, Ireland. The Protestant population was under siege by forces of James II for 105 days
527979 Siege of Londonderry, Ireland. The Protestant population was under siege by forces of James II for 105 days and suffered disease

Transfiguration of Jesus, wood engraving, published in 1877
Transfiguration of Jesus. Woodcut engraving after a drawing by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (German painter, 1794 - 1872), published in 1877

Jacobus Vanderberg
A dutch portrait engraving of Jacobus Vanderberg, wearing a black robe with white collars. Date: circa 1650s

DDE-90027095
Blackbar Soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean Date: 08/11/2011

A curious gate called St. John Gate, the oldest house
A curious gate in variegated brickwork called St. John Gate, the oldest house in Stepney. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

Illuminated calendar for May 1846
Calendar for May with figures of Olee and St. Thomas, quote from Ephesians, disciples, Adam and Eve, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for February 1846
Calendar for February with figures of David and St. Andrew, quote from Romans, disciples, birds, fish and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Lesser spot-nosed guenon, Cercopithecus petaurista. Simia petaurista. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Tyroff after an illustration by Joannis Jacobus Bylaert from Johann Christian Daniel

MS Gen1111 f. 210 Saint Cecilia and Saint Valerian, illustration from
780474 MS Gen1111 f.210 Saint Cecilia and Saint Valerian, illustration from Legenda Aurea by Jacobus de Voragine, c.1405-10 (vellum) by Flemish School, (15th century); Glasgow University Library

Frontispiece for Vnuiersa Historia Profana, ca. 1630-70. Creator: Charles Audran
Frontispiece for Vnuiersa Historia Profana, ca. 1630-70

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: King Pyrrhus, 1562. 1562. Creator: Jacob Bos
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: King Pyrrhus, 1562

Two Market Women, 1789. Creator: Jacobus Perkois
Two Market Women, 1789

Houbraeken, (1698-1780), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Houbraeken, (1698-1780), 1830. Jacob Houbraken (1698-1780) Dutch engraver and the who assisted in producing a published record of the lives of artists from the Dutch Golden Age

Arminius, (1560-1609), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Arminius, (1560-1609), 1830. Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609) Dutch theologian during the Protestant Reformation. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Johann Wessel, c1740s? Creator: Jacobus Houbraken
Johann Wessel, c1740s? Portrait of German reformist theologian Johann Wessel (1671-1745), depicted aged 70

Sir R. Steele, c1800. Creator: Smith
Sir R. Steele, c1800. Portrait of Irish writer and politician Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729), who together with his friend James Addison, founded and edited " The Spectator" in 1711

Lord Anson, c1800. Creator: Rothwell
Lord Anson, c1800. Portrait of English naval commander George Anson, Baron Anson (1697-1762). Anson commanded a Royal Navy squadron of 6 ships sent to attack Spanish interests in South America at

George Louis Le Clerc, Comte De Buffon, 1774. Creator: Jacobus Houbraken
George Louis Le Clerc, Comte De Buffon, 1774. Portrait of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon (1707-1778)

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, (1739). Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, (1739). English lawyer and statesman Thomas Cromwell (c1485-1540) was King Henry VIIIs chief minister

John Dryden, English poet and dramatist, c1743 (1894). Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
John Dryden (1631-1700), English poet and dramatist, c1743 (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Sir Robert Walpole, English statesman and Prime Minister, c1746 (1894). Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), English statesman and Prime Minister, c1746 (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Thomas Sydenham, English physician, c1747 (1894). Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689), English physician, c1747 (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Sir Philip Sidney, English soldier, statesman and poet, c1744 (1894). Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), English soldier, statesman and poet, c1744 (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth, English soldier, c1740 (1894). Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Charles Mordaunt (1658-1735), Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth, English soldier, c1740 (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Abbot Arch Bishop of Canterbury, 1743-52. Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Abbot Arch Bishop of Canterbury, 1743-52. George Abbot was an English divine who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1611 to 1633

William Russel Earl of Bedford, c1742. Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
William Russel Earl of Bedford, c1742. English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641, fought in the Parliamentarian army

Dirk Janszoon de Graeff, 16th century Mayor of Amsterdam, (18th century). Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Dirk Janszoon de Graeff, 16th century Mayor of Amsterdam, (18th century). De Graeff (1529-1589) was Mayor of the city of Amsterdam in 1578

Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), 1744. Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), 1744. Catherine was the first wife and queen consort of King Henry VIII

Letter from Dr John Donne to Sir Robert Cotton, c1602. Artist: John Donne
Letter from Dr John Donne to Sir Robert Cotton, c1602. Letter returning, with criticisms, a copy of the treatise of Jacobus Valdesius (Diego de Valdes) on the precedency of Spain over other nations

Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman and essayist, 19th century. Artist: J Thomson
Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, statesman and essayist, 19th century. Bacon (1561-1626) became Lord Chancellor in 1618

Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and professor in theology at the University of Leiden. Arminius (1560-1609) was the founder of the Arminian

Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange, (19th century). Artist: H Zuiter
Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange, (19th century). Friso (1687-1711), stadholder of Friesland, was a general in charge of Dutch troops during the War of Spanish Succession

Sir Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, c1700. Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Sir Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, c1700. Newtons discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought

Jacobus Herculs de la Rey, 1847 - 1914, aka Koos de la Rey. Boer military officer, a general during the Second Boer War. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

Jacobus Houbraken, 1698 - 1780. Dutch engraver

Virgin Child Four Holy Virgins Mary Saints Catherine
The Virgin and Child with Four Holy Virgins, Mary with Child with Saints Catherine, Cecilia, Barbara and Ursula, Mary with the Christ Child and Saints Catharina

landscape painter Dirk Dalens III 1688-1753 second wife Maria Schaack
The landscape painter Dirk Dalens III (1688-1753) with his second wife Maria Schaack (born 1766) and the children Anna (born 1725), Willem (1737-60) and Jacobus (1741-63)

Sheet 2 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 2, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bos, Jacobus, fl. 1549-1577, Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Sheet 1 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 1, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bos, Jacobus, fl. 1549-1577, Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Sheet 3 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 3, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bos, Jacobus, fl. 1549-1577, Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Sheet 5 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 5, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bos, Jacobus, fl. 1549-1577, Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Sheet 6 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 6, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bos, Jacobus, fl. 1549-1577, Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Effigies Caroli V XXXIX. Germanorum Imperatoris
Effigies Caroli V. XXXIX.: Germanorum Imperatoris. Imperatorvm Romanorvm omnivm orientalivm et occidentalivm verissimae imagines ex antiqvis nvmismatis qvam fidelissime delineatae

Frontispiece Cabinet des singularitez d architecture
Frontispiece, Cabinet des singularitez d architecture, peinture, sculpture, et graveure, ou, Introduction a la connoissance des plus beaux arts, figures sous les tableaux

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"Jacobus: A Name of Great Significance and Diversity" The name Jacobus holds a rich history, encompassing various notable figures across different fields. From theologians to scientists, artists to historical events, the name Jacobus has left an indelible mark. One prominent figure associated with the name is Jacobus Arminius, a Dutch theologian whose teachings challenged prevailing beliefs during the Reformation era. His ideas on predestination and free will sparked intense debates that continue to shape theological discourse today. Another renowned individual bearing this name is Jacobus Henricus Van t Hoff, a Dutch chemist who made groundbreaking contributions to physical chemistry. His pioneering work in chemical kinetics and thermodynamics earned him the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901. In the realm of art, we find Jacobus Vanderberg's wood engraving depicting the Transfiguration of Jesus. Published in 1877, this intricate piece captures a pivotal moment from biblical narratives with stunning detail and craftsmanship. Moving beyond individuals, there are intriguing references such as "Arminius/Thomson, " hinting at potential collaborations or connections between these two entities. The enigmatic code "DDE-90027095" adds an air of mystery surrounding its significance within the context of Jacobus. Delving into history brings us face-to-face with St. John Gate – an ancient gateway shrouded in tales from centuries past; it stands as a testament to enduring architectural marvels. Equally captivating are illuminated calendars for May 1846 and February 1846 – glimpses into daily life adorned with vibrant colors and ornate designs that once guided people through their months. Nature finds its place too amidst these diverse references - Lesser spot-nosed guenon (Cercopithecus petaurista), showcasing biodiversity's wonders while MS Gen1111 f210 portrays Saint Cecilia and Saint Valerian through delicate illustrations, evoking a sense of reverence and spirituality.