George Sturm, originally from Austria (Vienna), came to Amsterdam in 1882 to become a teacher at the newly established National School of Arts and Crafts. He also designed various tile tableaux, wall and ceiling paintings, paintings, drawings, etc. during his time in the Netherlands. Among other things, George Sturm was involved in the tile tableaux and murals of the Rijksmuseum (1885) and the Central Station (1889) - both in Amsterdam and both designed by P.J.H. Cuypers (1827-1921) - and in the decoration of the Golden Coach and the Noordeinde Palace. The magnificent building at Vondelstraat 77-79 in Amsterdam, of which Cuypers had designed number 77 for himself, also featured tile tableaux designed by Sturm (1882).