Johann Friedrich Dryander (26 April 1756, in Sankt Johann, Saarbrücken – 29 March 1812, in Sankt Johann, Saarbrücken) was a German painter.
Work Dryander created several portraits of French officers, notably: French troops before Saint-Jean-lès-Sarrebruck, on display at the Musée historique Lorrain in Nancy, 1804 Portrait of a general, on display at the Fine Arts museum in Rouens Portrait du Général Bella. 1795, Salon-de-Provence Portrait du Citoyen Laboucly, Inspecteur de la Viande. 1794, Saarbrücken Portrait of Dominique Joseph Garat, 1794, Vizille, musée de la Révolution française Portrait du général Jourdan et de son adjudant. 1794, Vizille, musée de la Révolution française.
Two more are mentioned in the Dictionnaire des ventes d'art by Docteur Mireur, 1911: Portrait du colonel du 6° chasseurs. 1795, sold for 445 fr in December 1899, present whereabouts unknown. Général en chef et aide de camp. 1794, sold for 310 fr in 1899, present whereabouts unknown.
Bibliography Lohmeyer: Die Kunst in Saarbrücken in Mitt. d. rhein. In: Vereins f. Denkmalplfege und Heimatschutz. VI, 1912, 1, p. 64. Ralph Melcher: Johann Friedrich Dryander ein Künstler zwischen Fürstenhof und Bürgerturm. Saarbrücken, Saarland museum 16 September 2006- 7 January 2007 (Catalogue of exhibition)
See also List of German painters
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