Stepan Fyodorovich Alexandrovsky (Russian: Степан Фёдорович Александровский; (25 December 1842, Riga - 1 February 1906, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian portrait painter and watercolorist.

Stepan Alexandrovsky
Степан Фёдорович Александровский
Stepan Alexandrovsky (date unknown)
Born	(1842-12-25)December 25, 1842 Riga
Died	1906(1906-00-00) (aged 63–64) Saint Petersburg
Education	Member Academy of Arts (1874)
Alma mater	Imperial Academy of Arts
Known for	Painting

Biography

He attended a classical grammar school and was originally planning for a career in medicine, but soon found himself attracted to art. In pursuit of that, he moved to saint Petersburg and began auditing classes at the Imperial Academy of Arts. One of his portraits was awarded a small silver medal in 1861.[1]

He was a regular participant in the Academy's exhibitions and was named an "Artist" in 1864. Later he became a "First-Class Artist" (1869). He was named an "Academician" in 1874 for his portrait of War Minister, Dmitry Milyutin.[1] By 1884, he was a "Free Artist" and honorary member of the Academy.

He was one of the founding members of the Society of Russian Watercolorists [ru]. Among his best-known works are a series of portrait albums: thirty of Central Asian dignitaries who came to Moscow for the coronation of Alexander III (1884); forty-five of the Knights of various military orders (1886); and members of an embassy from 'Abd al-Ahad Khan, the Emir of Bukhara (1889).[1]

He also provided illustrations for several periodicals and participated in exhibitions held by the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts.[2]

Works

• 
  Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev (1876)
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  Luigi Premazzi (1882)
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  Young Lady (1886)
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  Portrait of a Young Girl (earlier 1906)
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  Portrait of Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fyodorovna (earlier 1906)

References

External links

Media related to Stepan Alexandrovsky at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

[ru] Александровский, Степан Фёдорович