Hakob Hovnatanyan

Hakob Hovnatanyan (1806—1881), a representative of the last generation of Hovnatanyans.

Hakob Hovnatanyan (Armenian: Հակոբ Մկրտումի Հովնաթանյան; 1806–1881) was an Armenian artist. He was a member of the Hovnatanyan family, a miniaturists dynasty from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Hacob Hovantanyan who was also called “The Raphael of Tiflis”, was the founder of the modern Armenian painting school and one of the masters in portraiture, illustration and miniature.