Jacob Janssen b. 9 December 1779

Also known as Jacob Jansen, Jacob Janssens
  • Artist (Painter)
Landscape, still-life and portrait painter, was born 1779 at Einlage, Prussia. He was trained by Signor Piesio Ancora, a member of the School of Naples, and recorded his extensive travels in his diary. He painted up until a year before his death in 1856. After one brief period of notoriety, he seems to have been forgotten.
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  • Private collections
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas.
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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