The Stockholm Designer Stockholm, 1740. A twenty-three-year-old Jean Eric Rehn arrives in Paris, fueled by a government grant and the ambition of a young man trained in the Swedish Fortification Corps. The transition from sub-lieutenant to student of etching is sharp. In the studios of Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, the precision of military engineering meets the delicate lines of French printmaking. He spends these years capturing hunting scenes, learning how light falls across a wild boar or a fox through the medium of engraving. The return to Sweden marks a shift from student to essential deco…