Mikhail Mikeshin

Mikhail Mikeshin
Михаил Осипович Микешин
Portrait of M.O.Mikeshin by Ilya Repin (1888)
Born(1835-02-09)9 February 1835
Staroye Maximkovo, Roslavlsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died19 January 1896(1896-01-19) (aged 60)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
EducationMember Academy of Arts (1869)[1]
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1858)[1]
Known forSculpture
AwardsBig Gold Medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1858)[1]

Mikhail Osipovich Mikeshin (Russian: Михаил Осипович Микешин; 1835–1896) was a Russian artist who regularly worked for the Romanov family and designed a number of outdoor statues in the major cities of the Russian Empire.

  1. ^ a b c Directory of the Imperial Academy of Arts 1915, p. 263.