Sofia Sukhovo-Kobylina

Sofia Sukhovo-Kobylina
Софья Васильевна Сухово-Кобылина
Self-portrait (1860s)
Born1825
DiedOctober 7, 1867(1867-10-07) (aged 41–42)
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1854)
Known forPainting
AwardsBig Gold Medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1854)

Sofia Vasilievna Sukhovo-Kobylina (Russian: Софья Васильевна Сухово-Кобылина; 1825, Moscow - 7 October 1867) was a Russian painter. She was the first woman to graduate with honors from the Imperial Academy of Arts. Her sister, Evgenia Tur, and brother, Alexander Sukhovo-Kobylin, were both well-known writers.