Jan Baptist Jongelinx

Jan Baptist Jongelinx was an artist known for his graphic works, active primarily as a printmaker during the early 18th century, with his documented period of production spanning the years 1710 through 1727.

The extant body of work attributed to Jongelinx consists exclusively of prints, primarily formal portraiture. Fifteen such works are represented in major institutions, confirming the artist’s commitment to this genre. The most comprehensive public collection holding Jan Baptist Jongelinx prints is the Rijksmuseum. The works held in museum collections confirm the artist’s focus on documenting prominent figures of the time through detailed engravings.

Specific portraits held in the database include Portret van Andreas Cruesen, Portret van Antoine Perrenot, kardinaal van Granvelle, Portret van Humbert-Guillaume de Precipiano, Portret van Jacob Boonen, and Portret van Johan Ferdinand Beughem. These high-quality prints demonstrate a consistent professional practice across the seventeen-year period of known activity.

As historical images, these works often enter the public domain, making them available as downloadable artwork for research and study, thus preserving access to the detailed portraiture produced by Jongelinx in the first quarter of the 18th century.