The Master of the Copper Plate: The Life and Legacy of Veit Peter Froer In the heart of Nuremberg, a city steeped in the rich traditions of German craftsmanship, Veit Peter Froer (1828–1900) began a journey that would eventually etch his name into the annals of printmaking history. Born during an era where the echoes of Romanticism still resonated through the European landscape, Froer possessed an innate sensitivity to the interplay of light and shadow, a quality that would become the hallmark of his celebrated copper etchings and steel plate prints. His early years were defined by a rigorou…