Pyotr Basin

Pyotr Basin
Пётр Васильевич Басин
Pyotr Basin, by Orest Kiprensky (1828)
Born(1793-06-25)June 25, 1793
DiedJuly 16, 1877(1877-07-16) (aged 84)
Saint Petersburg
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Saint Petersburg
NationalityRussian
EducationVasily Shebuyev
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1818)
Known forPainting
Spouse
Olga Nazanskaya
(m. 1838; died 1849)
AwardsBig Gold Medal of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1818)
ElectedMember Academy of Arts (1830)

Pyotr Vasilievich Basin (Russian: Пётр Васильевич Басин; 1793, Saint Petersburg – 1877, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian religious, history and portrait painter. He also served as a Professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts.