1836, Moscow - 1884, Moscow

Painter. Studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and the Imperial Acad¬emy of Arts (1857 1866). Awarded a major silver medal (1858), minor silver medal (1859), minor gold medal (1864) for Mercury Lulls Argus to Sleep, major gold medal and a title of first-class artist (1866) for Vladimir Turns to Christianity. Fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Paris (1867–1870). Contributed to the exhibitions (from 1862). Academician (1870).