1830, Moskow – 1866, St Petersburg

History painter, portraitist, worked on commissions for churches. Born into a family of a civil servant. As a child, moved with his parents to St Petersburg. As a gifted child, was under the patronage of the Society for the Encouragement of Artists. Studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts. Fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Rome (1856-1862). Contributed to exhibitions of the Imperial Academy of Arts (from 1863). Professor (1864).