Early Life, Family and Training Gottlieb Biermann emerged from a working-class background in Berlin, born in 1824 as the son of a master tailor. This lineage provided a stark contrast to the academic circles he would eventually inhabit. His formal training began in 1840 at the Royal Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin. It was here that he entered the studio of Wilhelm Wach, a move that signaled his intent to move beyond his father's tr…