Johann Heinrich Richter (1803–1845) was a German painter.
Life Johann Heinrich Richter was born in 1803 in Koblenz. From 1822 he trained to become a goldsmith at his father's workshop in Koblenz. Between 1822 and 1827 he studied in Paris under Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson and François Gérard. After it he returned to Koblenz. Around 1830 he traveled to the Netherlands and again to Paris. From 1830 to 1833 he stayed in Munich. There he painted historical cartons at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and at the same time he was very active as a portrait painter. Between 1832 and 1834, Richter was in Naples, Florence and Rome, accompanied by Horace Vernet and Léopold Robert. From 1836 he returned to Koblenz and worked primarily as a portrait painter. From 1840 to 1844 the artist lived and worked as a portrait painter in the Netherlands (The Hague, Middelburg). In December 1844 he moved to his native town Koblenz, where he died in 1845.
Several works by the artist have been sold at auctions, including 'Portrait of Prince Maximilianowitsch Romanowsky' sold at Van Ham Fine Art Auctions 'Fine Art ' in 2011. Richter's works are represented in various German and Dutch museums and are part of some private collections.
Works 1825: Selbstporträt, Verbleib unbekannt (Becker 1971, S. 78) 1826: Jeune fille et son frère en bordure de parc 1826: Portrat Johannes Müller, freund 1827: Der Heilige Sebastian nach Perugino, Verbleib unbekannt (Stramberg 1854, S. 524; Artistisches München 1836, S. 128) 1827: Porträt Karl Baedeker 1833/34: Bildnis des Papstes Pius VII. nach Jacques Louis David, 1833/34, Verbleib unbekannt (TB). 1834: La ciociara 1835: Fortunata Segatori 1835: Portrat young officer 1835: Portrat einer lady 1839: Portrat des Fursten Maximilianowitsch Romanowsky 1840: Portrat Gosso Bernardus van Bronkhorst (1778-1860) 1840: Portrat Susanna Elisabeth Christina Hiddingh (1780-1841) 1840: Portrat Josina Adelaide Antoinette van Rappard (1800-1894) 1840: Portrat James Albert Henry de la Sarraz (1787-1877) 1840: Portrat Bavius Gijsbertus Rinia van Nauta (1787-1860) 1841: Portrat Jan Corver Hooft (1779-1855) 1841: Portrat Willem_Maurits_de_Brauw_(1838-1898) (1810-1874) 1844: Portrat Frans Keller 184?: Dobbelportrat Karel Willem de Jonge (1789-1852) und Henriëtte van Breugel 184?: Portrat Willem Marinus Hendrik de Jonge (1824-1898) 1843: Portret Marinus Christianus de Crane (1783-1865) 1844: Portrat Adriaan Isaac Snouck Hurgronje (1780-1849) 1844: Portrat Johanna Adriana Maria Lambrechtsen (1792-1864) 1844: Portrat van Johanna Ermerins (1787-1866) unknown: Portrait of a maiden unknown: Italian woman with water jug unknown: Portrat Elisabeth Adriana Martini (1811-1841) unknown: Portrat Eugène de Beauharnais unknown: Portrat Conrad Marius Josias Bruhn (1797-) unknown: Maximilian von Wied-Neuwied mit dem Botokuden Quäck auf der Jagd
References Anna Ahrens: Raber, Johann Georg. In: Bénédicte Savoy, France Nerlich (Hrsg.): Pariser Lehrjahre. Ein Lexikon zur Ausbildung deutscher Maler in der französischen Hauptstadt. Band 1: 1793-1843. De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston 2013, , S. 241–242. Portraits: Wilhelm Haberling, Johannes Müller: Das Leben des Rheinishen Naturforschers. Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, 1924, III,73.