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Nikolai Petrovich Zagorsky (Russian: Николай Петрович Загорский; 20 November 1849 – 30 December 1893) was a Russian genre painter.

Nikolai Zagorsky
Николай Загорский
Born	(1849-11-20)20 November 1849 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	30 December 1893(1893-12-30) (aged 47) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Movement	Peredvizhniki

Biography

Nikolai Zagorsky was born on 20 November 1849 in Saint Petersburg.[1] His father was a landowner from the Ryazan Governorate.[2] In 1849 Nikolai Zagorsky enrolled in the Imperial Academy of Arts and from 1875 began participating in the Academy's exhibitions.[1] In 1891, he joined the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions (Peredvizhniki).[1]

Zagorsky died in Saint Petersburg on 30 December 1893.[1]

Works

Zagorsky created mainly genre paintings, and also draw portraits. In addition, he painted for the Petersburg magazines Pchela [ru] and Sever. Zagorsky is the author of illustrations for the Big Album to the Works of A. S. Pushkin.[1]

The artist's works are held in the collections of museums in Russia and Ukraine.[2]

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References

На других языках

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- [en] Nikolai Zagorsky

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[ru] Загорский, Николай Петрович

Никола́й Петро́вич Заго́рский (20 ноября (2 декабря) 1849 года, Санкт-Петербург — 30 декабря 1893 (11 января 1894) года) — русский живописец-жанрист.

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