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Painter, draughtsman, teacher. Born in the family of Leonty Tyutryumov in Novgorod Province (1821). Graduated from the Noble Regiment as an ensign of the Second Grenadier Artillery Brigade (1840). Tr...
Self-taught sculptor. Born in the family of a serf called Pamfil Seryakov in the village of Kholopovo in Kostroma Province (1818). Moved with his family to St Petersburg, where his father traded at A...
Graphic artist, illustrator. Younger sister of Nicolai Remisoff (Re-Mi). Born in the family of actor Vladimir Vasilyev (1847–1908, stage name Remizov) and his wife Xenia in St Petersburg (1890). Infl...
Graphic artist, painter, caricaturist, illustrator, theatrical and film designer, writer. Elder brother of Anna Remizova (Miss). Born in the family of actor Vladimir Vasilyev (1847–1908, stage name R...
Painter, graphic artist, teacher. Born in the family of Samuel (Stepan) Villiers de l’Isle Adam (1843). Graduated from the Nicholas Cavalry Academy in St Petersburg (first half of 1860s). Took up pai...
Painter, draughtsman. Born in the family of Nikolai Filippov (1830). Studied under Bogdan Gottfried Willewalde at the Imperial Academy of Arts as an occasional (1847–50) and full-time student (1850–5...
Sculptor, painter, graphic artist, theatrical designer, teacher. Elder brother of Naum Gabo. Born as Nota (Anton/Nathan) Pevzner in the family of a Jewish engineer called Berko Pevzner and his wife A...
Painter, graphic artist. Born in the family of a serf called Alexei Kharlamov in the village of Diyachevka in Saratov Province (1840). Studied under Alexei Markov at the Imperial Academy of Arts (185...
Sculptor, painter, draughtsman, teacher. Eldest son of Russian Neoclassical sculptor Stepan Pimenov (1784–1833). Born in St Petersburg (1812). Studied under Stepan Pimenov and Samuel-Friedrich Halber...
Belgian engraver, medallist. Elder brother of engravers Léopold Wiener (1823–1891) and Charles Wiener (1832–1887). Born in the family of Jewish merchant Marcus Wiener and his wife Hanna Baruch in the...