Johann Samuel Arnhold (22 December 1766 – 1 January 1828) was a German painter. He was born at Heinitz (now part of

Käbschütztal Käbschütztal is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, ...

), a village near Meissen, and studied in the Art School of the Porcelain factory of Meissen, of which he subsequently became professor. He was also court painter in

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...

. He painted in oil and water-colours, and on porcelain and enamel. His pictures sometimes represented landscapes and hunting scenes, but he is chiefly famous for his fruit and flower pieces.

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* 1766 births 1828 deaths People from Meissen (district) People from the Electorate of Saxony 18th-century German painters 18th-century German male artists German male painters 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists Porcelain painters Court painters {{Germany-painter-stub

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