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Polish painter. Born in Warsaw (1857) in the family of Polish artist W?adys?aw Baka?owicz (1831–1904). Studied at the School of Drawing in Warsaw, Wojciech Gerson’s private studio (1874–76), Imperial...
Painter, graphic artist. Born in the family of Ivan Popov (1858). Studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1891–93). Awarded a minor silver medal (1892), two major silver medals (1891, 1892) and the ...
Painter, graphic artist. Born in the family of Timofei Vinokurov (1856). Studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts (from 1883). Awarded various categories for study compositions (1883–85) and minor enc...
Polish sculptor, painter, teacher. Grandson of Polish poet Cyprian Godebski (1765–1809), son of Polish writer Franciszek Ksawery Godebski (1801–1869). Born in Méry-sur-Cher in central France (1835) a...
Painter, teacher. Studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1872–82). Awarded two minor silver medals (1876), two major silver medals (1877, 1878), a minor gold medal (1880) and a major gold medal (18...
Painter, draughtsman, teacher. Son of icon-painter Pyotr Prokopievich Vereschagin (1795–1843), elder brother of Vasily Petrovich Vereschagin. Studied icon-painting under his father and grandfather in...
Painter, lithographer, teacher. Son of icon-painter Pyotr Prokopievich Vereschagin (1795–1843), younger brother of Pyotr Petrovich Vereschagin. Studied icon-painting under his father and grandfather ...
Polish painter, draughtsman, theatrical designer. Born to dragoon officer Hipolit Siemiradzki and his wife Michalina in the town of Novo-Belgorod (now Pechenegi) in the Ukraine (1843). Attended the Se...
Painter, teacher. Elder brother of the revolutionary Pavel Jacoby (1842–1913). Studied at Kazan Grammar School and Kazan University and enlisted in the Simbirsk Home Guard during the Crimean War (185...