A Chronicler of Parisian Life: The World of Édouard Frédéric Wilhelm Richter Édouard Frédéric Wilhelm Richter, born in 1844 and passing in 1913, occupies a fascinating, if sometimes overlooked, position within the landscape of 19th-century French painting. While not achieving the household name recognition of some contemporaries, Richter carved out a successful career as a genre painter, particularly celebrated for his depictions of P…