Johann Michael Voltz (October 16, 1784, N*rdlingen - 17 April 1858, N*rdlingen) was a German painter, graphic artist and political cartoonist. Voltz's father was a schoolteacher. Voltz studied with the engraver and art dealer Friedrich Weber in Augsburg. _His_ drawings and graphic prints brought him to the attention of the court painter Schmidt. <sep>, Pronoun: His