Zhang Zeduan styled himself Zhengdao.He went to study in the imperial capital in his early years.Later he transferred to painting.He held office in the Impearl Academy of Classical Learning.
张,正道,东武人,幼好读书,早年游学京师,后学绘画,供职于翰林书院,其画专工界画室,尤擅舟车、市肆、桥梁、街衢、城郭,成一家。