albertus jonas brandt (25 november 1787 – 12 february 1821) was a dutch still life painter. he was the son of a book printer and seller. while working in his father's shop, he became a pupil of j. e. morel. after morel's death in 1808, he spent two years with the painter g. j. j. van os, (who was a son of pieter van os). when van os moved to france in 1810, brandt taught himself, copying jan van huysum. in 1814 and 1816 he won prizes i…