Jan Dasveldt

Jan Dasveldt was an artist active in the graphic arts, with documented activity around the year 1780. His surviving body of work focuses predominantly on animal subjects and landscape scenes.

Fifteen works by Dasveldt are represented in major museum collections, illustrating his competency across different media. This catalogued output includes twelve prints and three drawings. His known subjects demonstrate an interest in naturalistic studies of domestic animals, such as the studies Drinkend paard and Grazend paard, and scene-based works like Blaffende hond bij hok and the landscape depiction Boslandschap.

The primary institutional collection of Jan Dasveldt prints is held by the Rijksmuseum. The museum’s preservation of these works confirms their historical significance within 18th-century graphic art production. Due to the age of the original materials, many works by Dasveldt are in the public domain, allowing for their reproduction and study. Today, these images are often available as high-quality prints for scholars and enthusiasts.