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 de Brant繫me (1540-1614), 'Oeuvres du seigneur de Brant繫me', published in The Hague in 1740.