Richard Sass (1774 – 7 September 1849) (or Sasse) was an English landscape painter,

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, and drawing master to royalty. He was the half brother of

Henry Sass Henry Sass (24 April 1788 – 1844) was an English artist and teacher of painting, who founded an important art school, Sass's Academy (later "Cary's Academy"), in London, to provide training for those seeking to enter the Royal Academy. Ma ...

, the founder of

Sass's Academy Henry Sass (24 April 1788 – 1844) was an English artist and teacher of painting, who founded an important art school, Sass's Academy (later "Cary's Academy"), in London, to provide training for those seeking to enter the Royal Academy. Man ...

in London. Sass exhibited at the

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from 1791 to 1813. He was appointed teacher in drawing to the

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, and later landscape painter to the

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. In 1825 he removed to

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, where he spent the remainder of his life, altering his surname to "Sasse". He died there on 7 September 1849. He was survived by his wife Harriet (née Blake) who died in 1866, aged 76.Harriet Blake obituary
( The Gentleman's magazine, Volume 221, July–Dec 1866 p421). Sasse had some repute as a landscape-painter, especially in

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. In 1810 he published a series of etchings from picturesque scenery in Ireland, Scotland, and elsewhere.

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Richard Sasse on Artnet
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