Nikolai Petrovich Zagorsky (russian: Николай Петрович Загорский}; 20 November 1849 – 30 December 1893) was a Russian genre painter.

Biography

Nikolai Zagorsky was born on 20 November 1849 in Saint Petersburg.Арт-каталог. Загорский, Николай Петрович.
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and from 1875 began participating in the Academy's exhibitions. In 1891, he joined the Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions ( Peredvizhniki). Zagorsky died in Saint Petersburg on 30 December 1893.

Works

Zagorsky created mainly genre paintings, and also draw portraits. In addition, he painted for the Petersburg magazines ' and ''Sever''. Zagorsky is the author of illustrations for the ''Big Album to the Works of A. S. Pushkin''. The artist's works are held in the collections of museums in Russia and Ukraine.

Gallery

Загорский, Чаепитие.jpg Загорский Н. П. У земской больницы.jpg N.Zagorskiy 001.jpg Загорский, В неурожайный год по миру.jpg Загорский, Плотник.jpg Загорский, Наболевшее сердце.jpg Загорский, Семейная сцена.jpg

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zagorsky, Nikolai 1849 births 1893 deaths Russian genre painters 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire Painters from Saint Petersburg Peredvizhniki