Adrian Zingg
In 1757, he worked in Bern, painting vedute with Johann Ludwig Aberli.In 1764, he was supported by Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn as an engraver at the newly founded Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, where he worked as a teacher from 1766.He had an intensive relationship with professor Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, who acted as a mentor for Zingg.In 1774, after the death of Dietrich, Zingg began to complete his late work and published a total of 87 sheets.Some of Zingg's famous students included Carl August Richter [de] and his son Adrian Ludwig Richter, Heinrich Theodor Wehle and Christoph Nathe.