Joachim Ferdinand Richardt

Joachim Ferdinand Richardt was born in Denmark in 1819. He became an established artist with wealthy patrons including the king of Denmark, the Russian czar, and British royalty. He traveled to the United States for private commissions, eventually settling with his family in San Francisco in 1873. By the time he arrived in San Francisco, the city had grown beyond its frontier beginnings, and he is known for romantic depictions of his adopted home.