Vasily Shebuyev

Vasily Shebuyev
Василий Козьмич Шебуев
Self-portrait (1805)
a fragment of the painting "Divination"
Born(1777-04-02)April 2, 1777
DiedJune 16, 1855(1855-06-16) (aged 78)
Resting placeSmolensky Cemetery, St. Petersburg
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1797)
Known forPainting
StyleClassicism, Academism
ElectedMember Academy of Arts (1807)

Vasily Kuzmich Shebuyev (Russian: Васи́лий Козьми́ч Шебу́ев; April 13 [O.S. April 2] 1777, in Kronstadt – June 28 [O.S. June 16] 1855[3], in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian painter, State Councilor and Rector at the Imperial Academy of Arts.[4]

  1. ^ "Gosudarstvennai͡a Tretʹi͡akovskai͡a galerei͡a: Zhivopisʹ pervoĭ poloviny XIX veka" (in Russian). 2005.
  2. ^ "Шебуев, Василий Козьмич". Русский биографический словарь (in Russian). Vol. 23. 1911. p. 5.
  3. ^ "ШЕБУЕВ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия" (in Russian). Other sources give the date of death as June 17 [O.S.][1] or June 18 [O.S.].[2]
  4. ^ "Шебуев, Василий Кузьмич". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: In 86 Volumes (82 Volumes and 4 Additional Volumes) (in Russian). St. Petersburg: F. A. Brockhaus. 1890–1907.