Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov was born to the family of a merchant of Greek origin. He entered the state service in early 1800s and was transferred to St. Petersburg, where in his spare time he began to study art; he copied pictures in the Hermitage, painted friends. He got acquainted with the outstanding painter of his time Vladimir Borovikovsky and for some period lived in his house as a disciple. He tried to work as a freelance portraitist, but had little commissions. In 1811, the Board of the Academy of Arts awarded him the title of an Academician for his 2 works: Self-Portrait. and Portrait of K. I. Golovachevsky and the Younger Pupils of the Academy.
1801. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1810. Pastel. Read Note.
1811. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1811. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1812. Pastel. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1815-1816. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1820-21. Pastel on vellum. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1820. Pastel on vellum. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1821-1822. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1823. Oil on wood. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1823-1827. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1820s. Oil on canvas. The Picture Gallery, Tver, Russia.
1824. Oil on wood. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1824. Oil on wood. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1825-1826. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1825. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1820s. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1825. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
About 1825. Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1820s. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Painters of Venetzianov’s School by T. Alexeeva. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1982.