Romantic looking places to dream of. Joachim Ferdinand Richardt, artist. Living from 1819 to 1895 he painted first in his native Denmark and then the United States.

“Boating on the Susquehanna.” 1860. Oil on canvas. Signed “F. Richardt” on the lower right. Image © 2020 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/two-centuries-american-art/boating-on-the-susquehanna

“The Castle on Fire.” 1859. Collections of the Frederiksborg Hillerod museum, Denmark. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 100 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slottet_br%C3%A6nder_1859_by_Ferdinand_Richardt.jpg

“View on the Mississippi.” 1858. Collection of the White House, Washington, DC. In the public domain because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_on_the_Mississippi_by_Ferdinand_Richardt,_1858.jpg

Portraits of Niagara falls by Danish waterfall painter Joachim Ferdinand Richardt. Living from 1819 to 1895 he painted mostly houses in Denmark and, later, American waterfalls.

"Suspension Bridge over the Niagara River." ca. 1855-1856. — “Suspension Bridge over the Niagara River.” ca. 1855-1856. Image courtesy Hirschl & Adler, New York. Image © 2019 Incollect.com. Fair use license. via https://www.incollect.com/listings/fine-art/paintings/joachim-ferdinand-richardt-suspension-bridge-over-the-niagara-river-293701

"Niagara Falls." No date. — “Niagara Falls.” No date. Attributed to Richardt. Image © 2019 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/american-paintings-furniture-folk-art-and-silver-n08773/lot.305.html

"Underneath Niagara Falls." 1862. — “Underneath Niagara Falls.” 1862. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Cc0 license 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Underneath_Niagara_Falls.jpg

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