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.
Name
Jacob Janssen
Also known as:
  • Jacob Jansen
  • Jacob Janssens
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
9 December 1779
Birth place
Einlage, Prussia
Death date
30 July 1856
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Camperdown Cemetery, Camperdown, NSW
Active Period
  • 1811 - 1855
Arrival
  • 5 December 1840 (Sydney NSW on board the Louisa Campbell)
Residence
  • 1819 - 1831 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 5 December 1840 - 30 July 1856 Sydney, NSW
  • Manila, Philippines
  • Singapore
  • India
  • United States
  • 1818 Germany
  • c.1809 - c.1815 Philadelphia, USA
Cultural Heritage
  • German
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870