The Life and Training of Lambertus Lingeman Born in Amsterdam on 26 April 1829, Lambertus Lingeman entered a world that would shape his hand and his eye through rigorous discipline. His early years were defined by the guidance of Petrus Franciscus Greive, a teacher who helped mold the young man's burgeoning talent into a professional craft. This apprenticeship provided the foundation upon which his later reputation was built, as he mo…