Pyotr Sokolov (portraitist)
Pyotr Sokolov | |
|---|---|
| Пётр Соколов | |
Portrait by Vasily Tropinin (1833) | |
| Born | 1791 |
| Died | 3 August 1848 (aged 56–57) Merchik, Kharkov Governorate |
| Education | Member Academy of Arts (1839) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1810) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Style | Academism |
| Spouse |
Yulia Bryullo (m. 1820) |
| Children | three, including Pyotr (1821–1899), Pavel (1826–1905), and Aleksandr (1829–1913) |
Pyotr Fyodorovich Sokolov (Russian: Пётр Фёдорович Сóколов; 1791 – 15 August [O.S. 3 August] 1848) was a Russian aquarelle portraitist who painted many of the most distinguished figures of the Pushkin era. He was the father of the painters Pyotr Sokolov, Pavel Sokolov and Alexander Sokolov.