Johann Friedrich Grooth (1717 - 1801)

Johann Friedrich Grooth

Johann Friedrich Grooth (Russian: Иван Фёдорович Гроот)  was an 18th-century German painter. He is known as a painter-animalist, who spent 58 years of his life in the Russian Empire.

Johann Grooth held the title of court painter under Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. At her request, the artist wrote many paintings with images of hunting scenes, wild animals and domestic animals. It is believed that Groot had a significant influence on the development of Russian painting. He was the younger brother of another famous court painter Georg Christoph Grooth.