Quesnel Vasily A.

(1834 - 1893)
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he was a pupil KA. Ton. In 1860, Mr.. sent to the Academy and retired abroad for 4 years, where he worked on the removal from life drawings of excavations of Pompeii and other. For overseas work was awarded the title of Academician. Since 1875. Quesnel was the architect of the Academy of Fine Arts 15 years, for which at different times, has built several large buildings with workshops. Built in St. Petersburg Circus Ciniselli, many houses and other. In the last years of his life was the personal architect of the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, for which he lifted a lot of buildings (conversion of a spare palace in St. Petersburg). Honorable free associate of the Academy of the Academy of Arts.