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Semyon Kalinin
Born:
1769
Died:
1824
Painter, decorator. Son of icon-painter Alexei Kalinin (worked mid to late 18th century). Serf of Count Pyotr Sheremetev. Worked in Kuskovo and Ostankino, painted stage sets for the Sheremetev serf theatres (1780s–90s).
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