Early Life, Family and Artistic Training Ludwig Voltz was born in Augsburg on 28 April 1825. He grew up in a house where the lines of a sketch or the mark of an engraver were part of the daily rhythm. His father, Johann Michael Voltz, worked as a painter and engraver, and his older brother, Friedrich Voltz, followed the path of an animal painter. These were the men who provided his first lessons, guiding his hands and teaching him the…