The Miniature World of Langres In the quiet streets of Langres, a child was born who would eventually capture the very essence of nature upon the most delicate of surfaces. This young man, Nicolas Robert, possessed a gaze that sought out the minute details of the living world, finding beauty in the curve of a petal or the plumage of a rare bird. His early years in France set the stage for a life spent in the service of royalty, where h…