Vasily
Fedorovich Zyablov

A landscape painter, was born in 1761 or 1762, as was adopted in the number of students of the Academy of Arts in 1767, five years. November 1, 1781, being in the picturesque scenery of the class, was given the task: "to present the evening, at the going down of the sun returning with the shepherds of his flock across the Creek to the village"; the sketch of this picture was approved and the artist was requested to paint a picture of June 28, 1782; for this picture Zyablov received the title of artist. (Kondakov)