Pyotr Zakharov-Chechenets

Pyotr Zakharov-Chechenets
Self-portrait (1834)
Born1816
Dadi-Yurt
Died1846
Resting placeVagankovo Cemetery, Moscow
Known forportrait paintings

Pyotr Zakharovich Zakharov-Chechenets (Russian: Пётр Захарович Захаров-Чеченец; 1816 – 1846) was a Russian painter of Chechen origin, best known for his portraits, typical of Romantic style. He is generally remembered as the first professional painter of Chechen origin.[1][2]

  1. ^ Grozny Art Museum Archived 2007-04-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  2. ^ Biography of famous Chechens Archived 2007-04-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)