Vasily Gryaznov

Born: 1805
Died: after 1861, Orenburg (?)

Painter, draughtsman, engraver. Born in the family of Fyodor Gryaznov (1805). Studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts (from 1813), where he was assigned to the engraving class (1819). Awarded a minor silver medal (1822), minor silver medal for painting (1824), major silver medal for drawing from life (1824) and a minor gold medal for portrait painting (1824). Contributed views of Orenburg Province to exhibitions at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1859–62).

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