▁was ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁wood car ver ▁by ▁Fr anti š ek ▁Li š ka ▁( 1 9 0 9 — 1 9 1 2 ) ▁and ▁later ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁Techn ical ▁School ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁under ▁profess ors ▁Jan ▁Ma ud r ▁and ▁Alo is ▁Bou da . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 — 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁studied ▁sculpt ure ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁App lied ▁Arts ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁profess ors ▁Lud ví k ▁W ur zel , ▁Š t ě p án ▁Z ále š ák , ▁and ▁Josef ▁Dra ho ň ov ský , ▁where ▁he ▁focused ▁on ▁port ra its ▁and ▁b ust s . ▁ ▁From ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁Leonard ▁Rot ter ▁was ▁seriously ▁injured ▁as ▁a ▁soldier ▁and ▁his ▁injury ▁left ▁permanent ▁n erve ▁consequences . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Prag ue ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁sculpt ure ▁art . ▁He ▁started ▁to ▁work ▁independently , ▁initially ▁in ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁studio ▁situated ▁in ▁a ▁la und ry ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁studio ▁in ▁H rad č any ▁in ▁Na ▁V ale ch . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁settled ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Ž i ž kov ▁and ▁moved ▁his ▁studio ▁first ▁to ▁D lou há ▁Street ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁the ▁Old ▁Town ▁to ▁the ▁sp a cious ▁Kin ský ▁Palace . ▁However ,