Pyotr Sokolov | |
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Пётр Соколов | |
Born | 1791 |
Died | 3 August 1848 Merchik, Kharkov Governorate | (aged 56–57)
Education | Member Academy of Arts (1839) |
Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1810) |
Known for | Painting |
Style | Academism |
Pyotr Fyodorovich Sokolov (Russian: Пётр Фёдорович Сóколов; 1791 – 15 August [O.S. 3 August] 1848) was a Russian aquarelle portraitist who painted many of the most distinguished figures of the Pushkin era.[1] He was the father of the painters Pyotr Sokolov, Pavel Sokolov and Alexander Sokolov.