Early Life and Family Background The origins of Peter Boy remain partially obscured by the fog of the seventeenth century. Born about 1650 in Lübeck, Germany, he emerged from a landscape of maritime trade, yet the specific details of his early training are lost to history. No records survive to show where he first learned to manipulate metal or pigment. He simply appears in the historical record, a man defined by his craft rather than a documented apprenticeship. Family life for Peter Boy was marked by three marriages, creating a lineage of skilled artisans. His first union was to Maria Kat…