Friedrich Richard Petri was born on July 31, 1824 in the urban district of Saxony in Germany and went under the tutelage of Adrian Ludwig Richter and German historical painter Julius Hbner when he was enrolled at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.
Friedrich Richard Petri
(1824-07-31)July 31, 1824
Dresden, Germany Urban district Saxony Germany At age fourteen, Petri was enrolled at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts where he would remain for eleven years under the tutelage and guidance of Adrian Ludwig Richter and Julius Hubner. 
