Richard Harraden (1756 - 1838)

Richard Harraden

Richard Harraden was a British painter and printmaker and engraver.

In London, where he was born, Harraden worked as an artist until 1798, and then moved to Cambridge. He was best known for his topographical illustrations of his native city, such as Cantabrigia Depicta (1809). Harraden's Pictorial Views of Cambridge depicts the university and the city of Cambridge in six large views and a frontispiece, as well as twenty-four small views based on original drawings by Richard Harraden.

With his son, Harraden founded the publishing house R. Harraden and Sons, which specialized in topography and executed most of his designs in etching or aquatint.