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Argunov (Аргунов) Ivan Petrovich
(1729—1802)

Ivan Petrovich Argunov was a Russian painter, one of the founders of the Russian school of portrait painting.He was a serf belonging to Count Sheremetev and had grown in the family of his uncle, Semyon Mikhaylovich Argunov, who was a steward of princess Cherkassky and later a major-domo for count Sheremetev. For many years Semyon managed... More...

Guinea Bissau, 2012, Catherine II