Early Life, Family and Training Vienna, August 15, 1824. Ferdinand Schubert enters a lineage defined by the brush. He is the son of Karl d. and the grandson of Franz Theodor. The family's connection to the arts is cemented through his uncles, Franz Peter S. and Heinrich Schwemminger. It is Schwemminger who provides the first spark, guiding the young Ferdinand through his initial painting lessons. The training moves from the domestic…