The Soul of the Sea: The Life and Legacy of John Christian Schetky In the annals of British maritime art, few names evoke the salt-sprayed drama and atmospheric grandeur of the Romantic era quite like John Christian Schetky. Born in Edinburgh in 1778, Schetky was a man whose very lineage and life experiences were inextricably linked to the movement of tides and the spirit of exploration. Descended from an old Hungarian-Transylvanian family that had settled in Leipzig before migrating to Scotland, he carried within him a rich, multicultural heritage. His father, Johann Georg Christoff Schetky…