Ferdinand Richardt (1819-1895): A Brief Biography by Melinda Young Stuart 2003. Ferdinand Richardt, whose full name was Joachim Ferdinand Richardt, was born in Brede, Denmark, just north of... Read full biography
Ferdinand Richardt (1819-1895): A Brief Biography by Melinda Young Stuart 2003. Ferdinand Richardt, whose full name was Joachim Ferdinand Richardt, was born in Brede, Denmark, just north of Copenhagen, and studied at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen with Bertel Thorvaldsen, Gustav Hetsch, and... Read full biography
Ferdinand Richardt (1819-1895): A Brief Biography by Melinda Young Stuart 2003. Ferdinand Richardt, whose full name was Joachim Ferdinand Richardt, was born in Brede, Denmark, just north of Copenhagen, and studied at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen with Bertel Thorvaldsen, Gustav Hetsch, and J.L.Lund. Early on he received support from the Danish Crown to travel, sketch, and paint landscapes and castles, and a number of his paintings soon entered the royal collections. His lithographs... Read full biography
Ferdinand Richardt (1819-1895): A Brief Biography by Melinda Young Stuart 2003. Ferdinand Richardt, whose full name was Joachim Ferdinand Richardt, was born in Brede, Denmark, just north of Copenhagen, and studied at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen with Bertel Thorvaldsen, Gustav Hetsch, and J.L.Lund. Early on he received support from the Danish Crown to travel, sketch, and paint landscapes and castles, and a number of his paintings soon entered the royal collections. His lithographs (sketched "from Nature") of Danish and Swedish manor houses began appearing in 1844, and were widely acquired by Scandinavia's landed gentry until the series ended in 1870. In 1855, Richardt embarked on a sojourn to America, reputedly at the invitation of... Read full biography
Ferdinand Richardt (1819-1895): A Brief Biography by Melinda Young Stuart 2003. Ferdinand Richardt, whose full name was Joachim Ferdinand Richardt, was born in Brede, Denmark, just north of Copenhagen, and studied at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen with Bertel Thorvaldsen, Gustav Hetsch, and J.L.Lund. Early on he received support from the Danish Crown to travel, sketch, and paint landscapes and castles, and a number of his paintings soon entered the royal collections. His lithographs (sketched "from Nature") of Danish and Swedish manor houses began appearing in 1844, and were widely acquired by Scandinavia's landed gentry until the series ended in 1870. In 1855, Richardt embarked on a sojourn to America, reputedly at the invitation of William Vanderbilt who was said to have paid him $14,000 for a painting of Niagara Falls. This 4-year vis... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (44)
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Kentucky The Master Painters
2008
Pennington, Estill Curtis
0 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Becoming a Nation: Americana from the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, US Department of State (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Fairbanks and Serfaty
232 pages (color)
Calm in the Shadow of the Palmetto and Magnolis: Southern Art
2003
Hicklin, Robert Jr.
0 pages (color)
Danish Manor Houses and America: Landscape Art of Ferdinand Richardt
2003
Stuart, Melinda:Niels Stilling
250 pages (color)
The Landscape Art of Ferdinand Richardt 1819-1895 (Danish & English)