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German painter, draughtsman, engraver, decorator. Moved to St Petersburg (1810), where he worked as an actor and singer (from 1810) and painted sets (from 1815) at the Deutsches Theater. Collaborated...
French painter, draughtsman, lithographer. Lived in London (1792–95) and visited Russia (1796–98). Worked in Russia (until 1828), where he published an album of drawings now in the department of priv...
French draughtsman, engraver, painter. Studied painting under Jacques-Louis David in Paris. Worked in Moscow and St Petersburg (1792–1805), where he drew views of Russian towns and scenes from Russia...
French painter, engraver. Studied under Antoine-Jean Gros in Paris. Joined the French army, but was injured and captured by Russian forces during the Patriotic War (1812). Decided to remain in Russia...
Italian painter, theatrical designer, architect. Studied under Antonio Canova and worked as a theatrical decorator in Modena (1770–1805). Sentenced to death for resisting the Napoleonic invasion, but...
English painter, draughtsman, engraver. Brother-in-law of George Dawe. Served as an apprentice under Henry Meyer and as an assistant to William Thomas Fry (1813–17). Worked independently as a stipple...
English painter, draughtsman. Brother-in-law of Thomas Wright. Son of the engraver Philip Dawe, who worked with William Hogarth and Joseph Mallord William Turner. Studied engraving under his father a...