 Throughout the 1790s Richter worked mainly as an illustrator, demonstrating skills as both draftsman and engraver; projects included editions of Samuel Richardson's "Sir Charles Grandison" and "Clarissa Harlowe" (with others, both 1793), Samuel Johnson's "Lives of the English Poets" (with others, 1797), and J.-H. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's "Paul and Virginia" (1799).For a period of time, Richter lived at #26 Newman St. in London.This Street was also known as "Artists Street" because in the two block section were approximately 40 painters, sculptors, engravers and other in the arts including such notable individuals as Robert Cromek at #64, Benjamin West at #14, Thomas Stothard at #28, James Ward at #6, Henry Thomson at #15, Ozias Humphry at #25, George Arnald at #36, James Heath at #42, Thomas Cheesman at #71 and John Phillip "Pope" Davis at #76.