Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

German · 1745–1808 · Painter, Printmaker

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (1745–1808) was a German landscape painter, graphic artist and etcher. His style was part of the transition from Classicism to Romanticism. (Wikipedia)

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Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (1745–1808) was a German landscape painter, graphic artist and etcher. His style was part of the transition from Classicism to Romanticism.

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Born 1745, LeipzigDied 1808, DresdenOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1677668 ↗ULAN 500021993 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as Jac. Mechau, jakob mechau, jakob wilhelm mechau, Mechau

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Ajax in the Grave — **Ajax in the Grave**ca. 1790–99 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2007 — Open Access (CC0)

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, A Tavern at Monte Testaccio — **A Tavern at Monte Testaccio**1793 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John H. Sichel, 1966 — Open Acce…

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, The Caves of Acradina near Syracuse in Sicily — **The Caves of Acradina near Syracuse in Sicily**1797 · Pen and brownish gray ink, brush and brownish gray wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and dark brown ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2006 — Open Access (CC0)

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Landscape — **Landscape**1785 · Watercolor, pen and ink over graphite; framing lines in pen and ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2007 — Open Access (CC0)

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Avanzi dell'acqua Marzia, Claudia e dell'Aniene vecchio — **Avanzi dell'acqua Marzia, Claudia e dell'Aniene vecchio**1793 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, New Century Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Alla porta di San Giovanni — **Alla porta di San Giovanni**1798 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, New Century Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Porta di San Paolo — **Porta di San Paolo**1795 · etching on laid paper [proof]
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, New Century Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Sito di ricreazione dei Pittori Fiaminchi del Secolo passato a Monte Testaccio — **Sito di ricreazione dei Pittori Fiaminchi del Secolo passato a Monte Testaccio**1793 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, New Century Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Arco di Druso, ora porta di San Sebastiano — **Arco di Druso, ora porta di San Sebastiano**1794 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, New Century Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Arco di Druso — **Arco di Druso**1794 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, New Century Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Mountain Landscape — **Mountain Landscape**1798
Hermitage Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hermitage Museum

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Abraham serving the three Angels — **Abraham serving the three Angels**1807
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Art, Architecture …

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, A Civita Castellana — **A Civita Castellana**1793 · Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, The Ravine (Der Hohlweg) — **The Ravine (Der Hohlweg)**1794 · Etching and aquatint in sanguine on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Entrance to the Narrow Pass — **Entrance to the Narrow Pass**1794 · Etching and aquatint in sanguine on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Literary Illustration: Two Men and Woman in Interior — **Literary Illustration: Two Men and Woman in Interior**n.d. · Red chalk with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Literary Illustration: Gentleman and Kneeling Gardener — **Literary Illustration: Gentleman and Kneeling Gardener**n.d. · Pen and black ink and brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on card, laid down on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, Goddess Appearing to Two Figures — **Goddess Appearing to Two Figures**n.d. · Pen and black ink with brush and brown and beige wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper, tipped on cream card, tipped on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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