Jakob van der Schley [SEP] place of death
Jakob van der Schley
Jakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley (26 July 1715 Amsterdam – 12 February 1779 Amsterdam) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart (1673-1733) whose style he subsequently copied. His main interests were engraving portraits and producing illustrations for "La Vie de Marianne" by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763), published in The Hague between 1735 and 1747. He also engraved the frontispieces for a 15-volume edition of the complete works of Pierre
Soubise, Marshal of France (d. 1787)
- July 17 – Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, German noblewoman member of the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels (d. 1775)
- July 26 – Jakob van der Schley, Dutch engraver (d. 1779)
- August 5 – Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg, German sovereign (d. 1800)
- August 6 – Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (d. 1747)
- August 18 – Cyrus Trapaud