Zubov was born in
Solikamsk, a member of the noble
Zubov family. He began working in
Veliky Ustyug and
Yaroslavl. In 1662 he moved to Moscow where he worked with
Simon Ushakov. His work included
icons,
illuminated manuscripts, drawings for engravings, and wall paintings. When Ushakov died in 1686, Zubov took over as the Director of the Imperial Workshop of Icon Painters in the
Kremlin Armoury. He died in
Moscow, in 1689. ==References==