Early Life, Family and Training Eduard Wilhelm Pose was born on 9 July 1812 in Düsseldorf, Germany. His early years were spent following his father, Ludwig Pose, a decorative painter, through the Rhineland. As a boy, he accompanied his father on various commissions, watching the way light and texture were applied to surfaces. A visit to Rheinstein Castle, where his father had been commissioned by Prince Frederick, left a lasting impression on him. It was there that he decided to follow his father's path and become a painter himself. In 1829, he entered the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he…