About Ferdinand Richardt
Lived 1819 – 1895 (aged 76). Ferdinand Richardt was a Danish painter, illustrator, draftsperson and landscape painter.
Joachim Ferdinand Richardt (10 April 1819 – 29 October 1895) was a Danish-American artist. In Denmark he is mostly known for his lithographs of castles and manor houses. After emigrating to the United States he specialized in paintings of Niagara Falls and other landscapes.
Life Ferdinand Richardt, the son of Johan Joachim Richardt and Johanne Frederikke née Bohse, was born in Brede, north of Copenhagen in 1819. His father ran the inn/company store at the Brede factory. In 1832 the family relocated to nearby Ørholm to operate the inn at the paper-factory there. In 1839, they moved to Copenhagen.
He died during 1895 in Oakland, California. At his death, Richardt left a daughter, Johanna (1862–1897), and a stepson, Joost Schneider.
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Who was Ferdinand Richardt?
Danish-American artist (1819-1895)
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Ferdinand Richardt was born on 10 April 1819 in Denmark, Brede.
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Ferdinand Richardt died on 29 October 1895 in Oakland.
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Ferdinand Richardt was a painter, illustrator, draftsperson and landscape painter.
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Ferdinand Richardt was Danish.
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