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  • Fyodor Yakovlelich Alekseyev/ Fedor Alekseev

    1st Oct 2019

    Fyodor Yakovlelich Alekseyev/ Fedor Alekseev

    Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1753, Fyodor Alekseyev was frequently referred to as “the Russian Canaletto”, a reference to Giovanni Antonio Canal. He is considered to be the first Russian paint…

    Published by Therese Myles

  • William Merritt Chase (1849-1916)

    19th Jul 2019

    William Merritt Chase (1849-1916)

    William Merritt Chase was born in Indiana in 1849, and he was the oldest of six children. When he was only twelve years old, his father tried to bring him into the women's shoe business, but Chase had…

    Published by Elizabeth Goodman