Jacques Gaultier

Jacques Gaultier (* 1600), also Gauterius, Gouterus or Goutier called, was a French lutenist of the Baroque era. He is not related to the lutenist and composer Denis Gaultier and Ennemond.

Of his early life nothing is known. In 1617 he had to leave France because of a duel and fled to England. He enjoyed the patronage of George Villiers, of the favorite of James I of England. From 1625 he was attached to the English court, where he was under Charles I. court musician. He must at least have remained there until 1640, there still led him in this year, the court act books as employees.

1622 learned Gaultier at the court of the Dutch poet and composer Constantijn Huygens, with whom he was since then in an exchange of letters. 1627, he was arrested for defamation of the British royal family. In 1630 he traveled to the Netherlands. From there he went to Madrid to play in the Spanish royal court. Gaultier returned in the early 1630s in England. The painted by Anthony van Dyck portrait was painted by in 1632. Thereafter Gaultier was again employed as a court musician, including performances at the Masques The Triumph of Peace (1634 ) by James Shirley and William Davenant's Britannia triumphans (1637 ).

• Lutenist
• French musicians
• Born in the 16th or 17th century
• Died in the 17th century
• Man