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Painter, draughtsman, teacher. Born to a family of Ukrainian Cossacks in the town of Glukhov near Chernihiv (1737). Orphaned at an early age and sent to sing in the court choir at St Petersburg (1744...
Painter, teacher. Born a serf of Princess Golitsyna, who gave him his freedom at the age of ten (1763). Studied under Anton Losenko and Gavriil Kozlov at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1763–72). Award...
Painter, draughtsman, decorator, teacher. Serf of Prince Pyotr Toufiakin whose freedom was secured by the Imperial Academy of Arts (1763). Worked under Antonio Giambattista Peresinotti, Pietro Gradiz...
Painter, teacher. Studied under Gavriil Kozlov, Ivan Akimov and Pyotr Sokolov at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1770–85). Awarded a minor silver medal (1783), major silver medal (1774) and minor gold ...