Jan Arends (11 September 1738, in

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– 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

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and

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, 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 {{Netherlands-painter-stub