Background
Born in Herne Bay, Kent, on November 5, 1850, the son of a commercial traveller, also named Richard.
Born in Herne Bay, Kent, on November 5, 1850, the son of a commercial traveller, also named Richard.
He was employed by the War Office to design recruiting posters, and to illustrate the Army and Navy Gazette. In 1901 he created a series of "Types of the Indian Army" for the Gazette. He obtained much of the information from the Colonial and India Exhibition of 1886.
During his lifetime, he, along with Orlando Norie produced thousands of watercolours depicting the uniforms and campaigns of the British Army.
Today, his pictures can be seen in numerous regimental museums and his illustrations appear in regimental histories, while watercolours frequently come up for auction.