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Picture is likely from a family of sailors from St. Petersburg and artists Porohovnikovyh. Senior - Porohovnikov, Pavel Ivanovich (1825-1888). Major-General, the painter;. Originating from the nobility of Ryazan province. He was educated at the 1-meter Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg and at the end of the course there in 1847, served there as the company commander. This service is not prevented him from attending the classes of the Academy of Fine Arts, where he was a student Bryullov, and at the same has been teaching drawing, not only in that case, but in other military educational institutions. In 1853, he completed a course in the Academy with the rank of a free artist, and in 1859, the portrait was Usovskogo "and other famous works of" recognized academic history and portrait painting. After the AP has continued to teach in different schools (including the cook. Corps of Pages and classes at the Imperial Alexander Lyceum) and private lessons and rose to the rank of major general. From his work, other than those mentioned, are known: the image of St. Archangel Michael, by order of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich, the image of Sts. Constantine and Helen, for the church of I-th St. Petersburg Military Gymnasium (1869-1870 gg.); Copies landscapes Aivazovsky, Achenbach, Dozà, with paintings by Greuze, Merlot, Gale, Roelofs and Mordvinova (1870-1871); Shroud for the Imperial Alexander Lyceum, "Sermon on the Mount, for the same Lyceum (1876-1877 gg.); sketches:" Russian peasant "and" A Jewish beggar "(1884); paintings:" Summer afternoon, all on paper " and "Woe to the peasant" (1885) and portraits of military and secular people.

His son, Ivan Pavlovich Porohovnikov was also a military sailor and teacher. Prepopaval in Kronstadt and St. Petersburg. educational home. Passion for painting, probably inherited. My father also engaged in copying paintings by Aivazovsky.