DYAKONOV Mikhail Vasilyevich

(1807 - 1886). Having received education in the district school, first began teaching drawing and other academic subjects in Siberia and Moore, and then emigrated to St. Petersburg., In 1829, attended the classes of the Imperial Academy of Arts. In 1839, Mr.. received from the Academy of the title of free artist. Painter mediocre, . but a good drawing teacher, . hot lover of art and a beautiful soul man, . He has contributed to the dissemination of knowledge of art in Russia, . especially during those 20 years (1861 - 1881), . who served as director of the St. Petersburg Drawing School for volnoprihodyaschih,
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