Jan Eduard Herold (16 September 1820, Prague – 5 August 1895, Prague) was a Czech painter,

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, art critic and writer.

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He was the eldest of three children born to Johann Christian Herold (?-1837), an impoverished actor in the German-language theater, and his partner, the actress Terezia Ringelmann. He initially studied at a piarist school, but did poorly, so he was apptenticed to a glovemaker, but did no better; being more interested in

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. In 1836, he was able to pass the entrance exam for the painting school at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied with František Tkadlík,

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and

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, who influenced him the most. He graduated in 1844, and became a drawing teacher for the children of aristocratic families. He eventually found a position teaching the children of Count Jindřich Chotek; living at the Count's castles in Nové Dvory and

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, where he stayed until 1856. While there, he made use of the castle's large library as a source for his future historical stories and illustrations. In 1863, he became one of the founding members of Umělecká beseda, a progressive cultural association; promoting literature, music and fine art. From 1868 to 1877, he occasionally worked at the

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, creating stage decorations; notably for ''The Hussite Bride'', by

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. He also did decorative work for several amateur theater companies, including those in Jaroměř and Mladá Boleslav.Anthology: ''The National Theatre and its Predecessors'', Academia, 1988, pg.140 Also from 1868, he provided illustrations for numerous magazines, such as ', '' Světozor'', ''

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'', and '' Zlatá Praha''. He also contributed articles on history, poetry, and short stories, as well as one novel; ''Čertova krčma'' (The Devil's Tavern, 1874). He was married twice, to Antonia Siegel (1824-1873), and Johanna Joppová (b.1852). All three of his children died as infants. In the latter part of his life, he went back to being a drawing teacher. He died in 1895 and was interred at

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