Balthasar Anton Dunker

Draughtsman and engraver. b. Saal near Stralsund in Swedish Pomerania. Pupil of Jacob Philipp Hackert, who took him to Paris in 1765, where he was in the circle of Wille and Huquier. While there his parents became bankrupt, and he had to pay his way by selling his drawings and paintings, later taking up etching. 1772 to Basel to work in Mechel studio; to Bern 1773, where began by working for Aberli before setting up for himself. Friend on Freudenberger. Married in 1775, and in 1777 given citizenship in Bern.