A Life Carved in Line and Light Born in Prestonpans, near Edinburgh, the young John Horsburgh faced the early loss of his parents, a circumstance that left him to find his way through the disciplined halls of the Trustees' Academy. It was there, amidst the study of drawing and design, that the foundations of his meticulous craft were laid. At only fourteen years of age, he entered an apprenticeship under Robert Scott, a landscape engra…