Vasily PEROV
Vasily Grigorevich Perov (real name Vasily Grigorevich Kridener ); born on 2 January 1834 (21 December 1833 Old Style) in Tobolsk- 10 June (29 May Old Style) 1882. Russian painter and one of the founding members of Peredvizhniki, a group of Russian realist painters. From 1865 to 1871 created his masterpieces The Queue at The Fountain, A Meal in the Monastery, Last Journey, Troika, the Lent Monday, Arrival of a New Governess in a Merchant House, the Drawing Teacher, A Scene at the Railroad, the Last Tavern at Town Gate, the Birdcatcher, the Fisherman, and the Hunters at Rest. In 1866 received the title of an academician, and in 1871 the position of a Professor at Moscow School of Arts, Sculpture and Architecture.