Franz Ferdinand Richter (c.1693 - after 1737)
• Was a German painter from Silesia, who worked in Italy.
• He was first documented on 18 May 1727, when he was in Rome; applying for a passport to return home.
• It is certain that he was a long time resident of Florence; and that he died there.
• Works known to be his include a portrait of the violinist and composer, Francesco Maria Veracini, which is better known as an engraving by the English artist, John June.
• He also created an altarpiece for the Church of the Assumption in Aschbach.
• There is also record of a portrait of the poet and playwright, Giovan Battista Fagiuoli, from 1736.
• His self-portrait (c.1720/25) is in the Uffizi Gallery.
Franz Ferdinand Richter, Portrait of Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1737
Original, Pitti Palace, Palatine Gallery. Visited in 2024.
Franz Ferdinand Richter, Portrait of Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1737
Franz Ferdinand Richter (manner), copy from, Portrait of Giangastone de' Medici
Original, Pitti Palace, Palatine Gallery. Visited in 2024.
After Franz Ferdinand Richter, John June, Portrait of Francesco Maria Veracini, three-quarter length, 1744
Original, British Museum, London. Visited in 2018.
After Franz Ferdinand Richter, John June, Portrait of Francesco Maria Veracini, three-quarter length, 1744
After Franz Ferdinand Richter, John June, Portrait of Francesco Maria Veracini, three-quarter length, 1744
