A Life in Miniature and Ink Gabriel Decker arrived in the world in Budapest in 1821, though his story is deeply rooted in the streets of Vienna. Born into a family of artists, he was the brother of Albert and Georg Decker, and the son of Johann Stephan Decker. His early years were shaped by the steady hand of his father, who taught him to draw and paint in watercolor and miniature. This foundation in delicate, small-scale work would d…