Lot 89: Henry William Pickersgill, R.A. (1782-1875)

Portrait of Thomas Richter, three-quarter-length, seated in a black suit, with a paper in his right hand
signed and dated 'HW Pickersgill RA 1847' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unframed
50 1/4 x 40 1/8 in. (127.6 x 102 cm.)

Thomas Richter joined the Phoenix in 1793 aged 15. In 1837 he succeeded his mentor Jenkin Jones to become joint secretary, sharing the post with Wilmer Harris.

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