A Life Shaped by Light and Line Théodore Fourmois began his path in the quietude of Presles, Belgium. His early years were defined by a hands-on education in the lithographic workshop of Antoine Dewasme-Pletinckx in Brussels. This technical foundation in drawing provided the precision that would later define his approach to the natural world. By 1836, he was already showing his work in Brussels, marking the start of a long career dedi…