Jacob Maentel

1763–1863 · German

Born: 1763
Died: 1863

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Jacob Maentel (1763–1863) was a German-American folk artist recognized for his portrayal of 19th-Century America. He is noted for his watercolor portrait art that minutely depicted the décor and dress of early American immigrant communities.

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Jacob Maentel or Mental (1763–1863) was a German-American folk artist known for his portrayal of 19th-Century America. Maentel is most notable for his watercolor portrait art that minutely portrayed the décor and dress of early American immigrant communities. Little was known of Maentel's life until American art historian Mary Black reconstructed his life through her scholarship beginning in the 1960s.

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Selected from 7 works by Jacob Maentel in the Collect24 Registry.

Jacob Maentel

Portrait of a Man, early 19th century

watercolor, heightened with white, on paper

22.6 × 14.4 cm