Artist: Jacob Backer (1595 - 1624)
Nationality: Dutch
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
Although originally thought to have studied under Rembrandt, Backer probably did not, but his work is strongly influenced the master’s style. Working mostly in Amsterdam, Backer enjoyed a successful career. His most famous painting is the “Portrait of a Boy in Grey,” done in 1634.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
Click the artwork titles below to see actual examples of artwork or works of art relevant to works by Jacob Backer.

Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Backer, A Shepherdess, 17th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Pieter de Bailliu the Elder, Jacob Backer, (after his drawn self-portrait), 17th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Portrait of a Woman
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Old Woman in an Armchair, 1635 Attributed to Jacob Adriaensz. Backer (Dutch, 1608-1651)Oil on canvas;
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Portrait of an Old Woman, 1640 Style of Jacob Adriaensz. Backer (Dutch, second quarter 17th
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Jacob Eichholtz - Jacob Leman c. 1808 oil on wood National Gallery of Art American
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Andreas Friderich (Fridrich), Caspar Jacob Huth, 17th - 18th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Maris, Harbor of Amsterdam, 1872
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John Wesley Jarvis - Jacob Houseman 1809 oil on wood panel The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Francisco Antolinez y Sarabia - Jacob and Rachel 1665-70 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art Spanish
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Maris, View of Old Delft, circa 1865
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Landau, Is, 1964
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Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael, A Cabin on the Hill, 17th century
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Nicolas-Guy Brenet - Isaac Blessing Jacob 1768 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Amedeo Modigliani - Max Jacob (1876-1944) c. 1916-1917 oil on canvas Cincinnati Art Museum Italian
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Hendrick ter Brugghen - Jacob reproaching Laban 1627 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London Dutch
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Tom Knechtel, Jacob"s Ladder, 1978
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Landau, Palace, 1965
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Kainen, Pushkin, 1973
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Kainen, Alma, 1972
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Kainen, Kingmaker, 1973
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Kainen, Invader, 1973
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Kainen, Anacharsis, 1973
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob de Gheyn II, Title page to the Passion of Christ, a set of fourteen plates engraved by Zacharius Dolendo and Jacob de Gheyn, 16th - 17th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Matham, Spring, 1589
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob de Gheyn II, The Prodigal Son, 1596
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Jacob Bink, Eve, 16th century
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Jacob Landau, Happening, 1965
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fan: Jacob and Rachel, (with case), 1750 - 1775
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Jean-Jacques Forty - Jacob Recognizing the Robe of His Son Joseph c. 1791 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernando Selma, The Return of Jacob, 1777
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernando Selma, The Return of Jacob, 1777
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Claude Lorrain - Landscape with Jacob and Laban and His Daughters 1659 Oil on copper Norton Simon Museum French
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Rembrandt Peale - Portrait of Jacob Gerard Koch c. 1817 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Christoph Amberger - Portrait of Hans Jacob Fugger 1541 oil on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art German
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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn - Jacob Haaringh (The Young Haaringh) 1655 etching and drypoint Cincinnati Art Museum Dutch
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Jacob Gerard Veldheer, Dorfstrasse, 1895
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Corita, Jacob and the Angel, 20th century
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Jacob Maris, The Tow Path, circa 1860
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Jacob Landau, Tondo, 20th century

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Further Artwork and Information:

Jacob Adriaensz. Backer Online
BACKER, Jacob Adriaensz.
Jacob Adriaensz Backer
Jacob Adriaensz. Backer (Getty Museum)
Jacob Adriaensz. Backer
Jacob Adriaensz. Backer
Jacob Backer Artworks and Fine Art at arthistorynet.com
www.rijksmuseum.nl/asp/aria/thumbnail.asp?KID=17194&SID=1072&From=kunstenaars
Jacob de Backer Online
Huiswerkservice.nl: jacob adriaensz backer

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