Jacques de Gheyn II — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works110

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago

Sergeant, from Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II, 1587

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Helmetted Musketeer, from Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II, 1587

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

John, from The Evangelists, 1588

Acquired 2023

Engraving on laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Mark, from The Evangelists, 1588

Acquired 2023

Engraving on laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Luke, from The Evangelists, 1588

Acquired 2023

Engraving on laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Matthew, from The Evangelists, 1588

Acquired 2023

Engraving on laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Witches Preparing for Sabbath, 1610

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

An Old Mummer Addressing a Couple Dressed in Leaves and Bird Feathers, from The Masquerades, 1595

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

A Blindfold Cupid Holding a Torch before a Couple, from The Masquerades, 1595

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

A Couple Addressing a Gesticulating Young Man, from The Masquerades, 1595

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

A Woman Led by a Player Holding a Torch, from The Masquerades, 1595

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

A Grandee in Eastern Dress, a Man with a Cock attached to his Belt and a Veiled Woman Playing the Rumbling-Pot, from The Masquerades, 1595

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Man with a Turban Leading a Woman who is Wearing Peacock Feathers, behind them a Torchbearer, from The Masquerades, 1595

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

A Couple Addressed by a Lute Player, from The Masquerades, 1595

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Three Dancing Mummers including a Jester, from The Masquerades, 1595

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Lieutenant-Colonel, from Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II, 1587

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Treasurer, from Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II, 1587

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Provost, from Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II, 1587

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Banquet of the Gods, 1589

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Judgement of Midas, 1589

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Miracle of the Loaves, 1595

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Christ on the Cross between Two Thieves, 1590

Acquired 2023

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Carolus Clusius, Physician and Botanist, 1601

Acquired 2023

Engraving on laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters, from Landscapes, 1610

Acquired 2023

Engraving on laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Hugo Grotius, 1599

Acquired 2023

Engraving on paper

Previous Sales

Sotheby's

Half-length portrait of a seated woman

Sold

Jul 2021

Christie's

A warrior holding a lance seated on a drum

$25,000

Jan 2015

Christie's

A large beech, partly in leaf

£1,142,500 ($1.5M USD)

Jul 2014

Christie's

A bird's eye view of a canal with an arched bridge

£782,500 ($1.0M USD)

Jul 2014

Christie's

A seated judge in ancient times

£86,500 ($114k USD)

Jul 2014

Christie's

A kneeling shepherd

£68,500 ($90k USD)

Jul 2014

Christie's

A partridge and a squacco heron

£62,500 ($83k USD)

Jul 2014

Christie's

The Exercise of Armes: 'Charge your pike at the right foote and draw your sword'

£57,500 ($76k USD)

Jul 2014

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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Portrait of Vincent Jacobsz. Coster

Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2026 · Accession 2025.597 · Engraving in black on cream laid paper

Gift of Charles Hack and The Hearn Family Trust

Christ, the Twelve Apostles, and Saint Paul with the Creed

Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.720 · Bound volume with 14 engravings in black on cream laid paper

Gift of Charles Hack and The Hearn Family Trust

Portrait of Ludolf van Ceulen

Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.723 · Engraving in black on cream laid paper

Gift of Charles Hack and The Hearn Family Trust

Mary Magdalen

Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.722 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Gift of Charles Hack and The Hearn Family Trust

Sergeant, from Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II

Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession 2023.363 · Engraving on ivory laid paper