A Troubled Inheritance: The Early Years of William Rimmer William Rimmer’s story begins not in the bustling studios of Boston, but amidst a swirling vortex of familial delusion and shadowed anxieties in Liverpool, England, circa 1816. Born into a family steeped in eccentricity – his father, Thomas Rimmer, harbored an unwavering belief that he was the lost Dauphin of France, a conviction fueled by a complex web of half-truths and inherited fantasies stemming from his own lineage. This elaborate delusion permeated every aspect of the Rimmer household, casting a long shadow over young William’s…