The Wandering Brush of Wilhelm Langschmidt Born into the structured world of German commerce in 1805, Wilhelm Heinrich Franz Ludwig Langschmidt was a man whose soul belonged more to the vibrant spectrum of colors than to the ledgers of a merchant. The seventh child of a wealthy merchant from Grabow, his early life was mapped out by tradition and expectation. However, the call of the canvas proved far more seductive than the pursuit of…