Heinrich Joachim Herterich

Initially, he worked as a portrait painter, in a style influenced by Claude Lorrain.

He learned lithography in 1817, from Johann Michael Mettenleiter [de], in Munich.

The following year, he returned to Hamburg with a team of specialists, in a joint venture with Johannes Michael Speckter, to establish the first lithography firm in Northern Germany.

The company proved to be very successful, although Herterich personally continued to prefer painting to lithography.

He remained closely connected to the Speckter family until his death; serving as a teacher for his partner's sons, Erwin and Otto.