Early Life and Artistic Training Peter Angellis began his life in Dunkirk in 1685. He spent his earliest years in this native town, where he first commenced his studies in art. These early lessons provided the foundation for a career that would eventually take him across many borders, but his beginnings were rooted in the local traditions of his birthplace. Seeking to refine his hand, he traveled to Antwerp. It was there that he worked under Johann Baptiste Bouttats, learning the technicalities of the craft through direct practice. This period of study helped shape his ability to observe th…