Nicolas Henri Jacob

Nicolas Henri Jacob was a graphic artist whose known activity spans a narrow period between 1817 and 1819. His surviving work consists primarily of prints focused on portraiture and the documentation of technical innovation, particularly relating to the early history of lithography.

Five of Jacob’s works are represented in prominent museum collections, establishing his role among early nineteenth-century printmakers. These institutions include the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cleveland Museum of Art. His subjects demonstrate a keen interest in Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, evident in the prints titled Aloys Senefelder and the companion piece, Portrait of Alois Senefelder. Other works documented in collections include the symbolic representation The Genius of Lithography and the historical subject Treaty of Léoben.

The preservation of these historical documents in established institutions ensures that museum-quality examples of Nicolas Henri Jacob prints remain available for study. As nineteenth-century works, many of these images are now categorized as public domain materials.