Jacob Weyer

Jacob Weyer, or Weier, (born 1623 in Hamburg, died 1670), was a 17th-century German painter.

An unspecified battle, probably from the Thirty Years' War

Biography

Little is known of his life. He was born in Hamburg in 1623. He was a battle painter influenced by Rembrandt. Weyer died in Hamburg in 1670.^[1] A battle work by him is in the collection of the National Gallery, London.

Source

• Timo Trümper: Der Hamburger Maler und Zeichner Jacob Weyer (1623-1670). Petersberg 2012.