Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer: Pioneer of Alpine Landscape Painting and Father of the Comic Book Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer (20 May 1766, Geneva – 10 August 1847, Geneva), also Adam-Wolfgang or simply Adam Töpffer, was a Swiss painter who specialized in landscapes and watercolors. His son, Rodolphe Töpffer, is arguably more famous as the illustrator and cartoonist credited with establishing the modern comic book genre. This multifaceted artist’s l…