Jakob Clauser

Jakob Clauser was a printmaker documented as active in 1535. His surviving works place him squarely within the 16th century, focusing on complex, large-scale illustrative and genealogical subjects relevant to the European nobility.

The entirety of Clauser’s known output represented in museum collections focuses on a single significant commission: the Stamboom van Frederik en Ottheinrich van Palts-Neuburg (Genealogy of Frederick and Ottheinrich of Palts-Neuburg). Five plates from this extensive series are currently held in museum collections, confirming Clauser’s role in documenting the lineage of these important figures. These known works include Plate 2, Plate 6, Plate 9, Plate 11, and Plate 15, indicating the original project was substantially larger.

These historically significant Jakob Clauser prints are preserved in the collections of the Rijksmuseum, establishing their importance within the history of European printmaking and courtly documentation. Given the time period of creation, these historical documents are often available as public domain resources. Researchers today can access high-quality prints and downloadable artwork derived from the Rijksmuseum holdings for study and reproduction.