Early Life and Training in Denmark Born in Kolding, Denmark, on May 2, 1825, Peter Toft entered a world shaped by the steady hands of his parents, Nicolai Peter Toft and Andriette Toft. His father served as a master tailor and a captain in the civic guard, providing a household of discipline and structure. Though the seeds of a creative life were present from his earliest years, his path was not destined for the quiet life of a trades…