Mikhail Mikeshin

Mikhail Mikeshin
Михаил Микешин
Portrait by Ilya Repin, oil on canvas; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (1888)
Born(1835-02-09)9 February 1835
Staroye Maximkovo, Roslavlsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died19 January 1896(1896-01-19) (aged 60)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Resting placeNikolskoe Cemetery, Saint Petersburg
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts (1858)
Known forSculpture
Notable workMillennium of Russia, 1859–1862
Awards
ElectedMember Academy of Arts (1869)

Mikhail Osipovich Mikeshin (Russian: Михаи́л О́сипович Микéшин; 9 February 1835 – 19 January 1896) was a Russian painter and sculpture enthusiast who regularly worked for the Romanov family and designed a number of outdoor statues in the major cities of the Russian Empire.

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