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
Roelof is a given name, the Dutch cognate of Rudolph. Notable people with the name include:
*Roelof Bisschop (born 1956), Dutch historian and politician
*Roelof Botha (born 1973), venture capitalist and company director
* Roelof Frederik Botha or ...
. 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.
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1738 births
1805 deaths
18th-century Dutch painters
18th-century Dutch male artists
Painters from Dordrecht
Dutch landscape painters
Dutch male painters
Dutch marine artists
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