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Jacob Weyer

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German painter
An unspecified battle, probably from the Thirty Years' War

Jacob Weyer, or Weier, (born 1623 in Hamburg, died 1670), was a 17th-century German painter.

Biography

Little is known of his life. He was born in Hamburg in 1623. He was a battle painter influenced by Rembrandt. Weyer died in Hamburg in 1670. A battle work by him is in the collection of the National Gallery, London.

Source

  • Timo Trümper: Der Hamburger Maler und Zeichner Jacob Weyer (1623-1670). Petersberg 2012.

References

  1. Jacob Weyer in the RKD


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