Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Born in Mainz to a family of engravers and die-cutters , Stieler received some artistic training from his father , August Friedrich Stieler ( 1736 â `` 1789 ) .
Simplified: His family were engravers and die-cutters . He received some artistic training from his father , August Friedrich Stieler ( 1736-1789 ) .