Ludwig Richter

Kingdom of Saxony · 1803–1884

Adrian Ludwig Richter was a German painter and etcher, who was strongly influenced by Erhard and Chodowiecki. He was a representative of both Romanticism and Biedermeier styles. He was the most popular, and in many ways the most typical German illustrator of the middle of the 19th century. His work is described as typically German and homely as are the fairy-tales of Grimm, for whom he produced several woodcuts. == Life == He was born in Friedrichstadt, Dresden, the son of the engraver Carl August Richter, from whom he received his training.

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