Early Life, Family and Training Born in Faaborg in 1783, Jens Peter Møller was the son of a potter, Peder Larsen Møller, and Jacobine née Due. His early years were shaped by a move to Eckernförde in Schleswig, where he was raised by a relative named Hansen. This formative period in Schleswig saw him begin his practical engagement with color and surface, serving as an apprentice house painter from 1799 to 1803. It was a humble start fo…