Architect, draughtsman, painter, engraver, illustrator, caricaturist, teacher. Born in the family of architect Alexei Ivanov in Moscow (1779). Studied architecture at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1789–98). Collaborated with Nikolai Lvov in Moscow (late 1790s–early 1800s). Invited by Alexei Olenin to work at the Imperial Academy of Arts and the Imperial Public Library (1810s). Honorary librarian ...