Johann Friedrich Engel

Johann Friedrich Engel (also known as John Fred Engel; April 24, 1844 – March 2, 1921) was a German painter and illustrator. He lived for a time in the United States.

Early life At age eight, Engel moved to the United States with his parents. They settled in Albany, New York. Engel studied under Belgian painter François Unterricht. He returned to Germany in 1861 and joined the Academy of Arts in Düsseldorf. On January 18, 1862, he joined the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich. After graduating in 1868, he returned to the United States. or Return from Fishing. His later work includes genre scenes, most notably paintings like Congratulation, Our Grandma, Guests by the Wall, Merry Loneliness (1898) and The Secret (1901). In 1910, he created three frames with allegorical representations of the seasons of the year. Most of his work is in private collections.