A Life in Lines and Light Born in Prague in 1746, Ludvík Kohl entered a world of craftsmanship, the son of an engraver and the descendant of sculptors. His early years in Malá Strana were shaped by the rigorous discipline of the Piarist school and private instruction under Norbert Grund. This foundation allowed him to move beyond simple draftsmanship into the complex realms of etching and painting. He was a man of many roles: a teache…