The Soul of the Equine: The Life and Legacy of Teutwart Schmitson In the annals of nineteenth-century German realism, few names evoke such a profound sense of vitality and anatomical precision as Teutwart Schmitson. Born in Frankfurt am Main in 1830, Schmitson was a man whose artistic destiny seemed to diverge sharply from his family's structured, intellectual lineage. While his father served as an Oberstleutnant and a diplomatic representative to the German Confederation, and his maternal heritage was rooted in the theological traditions of Johann Heinrich Bernhard Dräseke, the younger Schm…