William Godwin's Diary

Richter, Henry James

  • Name: Richter, Henry James
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 8  March  1772
  • Death Date: 8  April  1857
  • Occupation: artist
  • Occupation: philosopher

Henry Richter, an intimate of William Blake, exhibited for many years at the Royal Academy. He worked largely as an illustrator during the 1790s but his most notable work was focused on historical subjects in watercolour. He had a keen interest in metaphysics, and in 1817 he published Daylight: a recent discovery in the art of painting, with hints on the philosophy of the fine arts, and on that of the human mind, as first dissected by Emmanuel Kant.

Henry Richter was the brother of John Richter and probably also of George Richter , although there is some conflicting imnformation on George's relationship.

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This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Ritson, Joseph 10
Richter, John 7
Holcroft, Thomas 6
Alderson, Amelia (Opie) 3
Thelwall, John 3
Dyson, George 2
Perry, James (Pirie) 2
Nicholson, William 2
Cooper, Thomas (Abthorpe) 2
Sharp, William 2
Iliff, Edward Henry 1
Hazlitt, William 1
Gurney, Bartlett 1
Enfield, Dr William 1
Dormer, Charles 1
Cuxson, S 1
Bosville, William 1
Perry, Anne (née Hull) 1
Horne Tooke, John 1
Boaden, James 1
Dawe, George 1
Dawe, Mary Margaret (Wright) 1
Flather, John 1
Turner, Thomas 1
Este, Reverend Charles 1
Hill, (Thomas) 1
Hayward, Richard 1
Boddington, John 1
Radcliffe, William 1
Northmore, Thomas 1
Wakefield, Gilbert 1
Tooke, William 1
Banks, Thomas 1
Scott, Alexander 1
Stock, John Edmunds 1
Joyce, Jeremiah 1
Dyer, George 1
Manning, 1
Porson, Richard 1
Richter, George 1
Robinson, George 1
Fell, John 1
Smith, George 1
Stoddart, John 1
Opie, John 1
Courtenay, John (Courtney) 1
Parr, Samuel 1
Losh, James 1
Tweddell, John 1
Miller, 1