Jan Arends
Jan Arends (11 September 1738, in Dordrecht – 22 April 1805, in Dordrecht) was a Dutch painter. He was the brother of the poet Roelof Arends. He was a pupil of J. Ponse, and painted landscapes and marine subjects. He laboured many years at Amsterdam and Middelburg, but returned eventually to Dordrecht, where he died in 1805. He was well skilled in perspective, and practised engraving.
Jan Arends | |
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| Born | Jan Arends 11 September 1738 Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | 22 April 1805 (aged 66) Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Education | J. Ponse |
| Occupation(s) | painter and engraver |
| Relatives | Roelof Arends (brother) |
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Arends, Jan". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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