Sverchkov Vladimir D.

September 4, 1821 (Loviisa, Finland) - July 26, 1888 (Florence)

Painter, graphic artist

was born in a military family Loviisa commandant, Major-General JF Sverchkova. Original art education in the city of Turku in T. Leglera. In 1834-1838 he studied at the Mining Institute in St. Petersburg. In 1838-1842 was in the military service in the 21 th Infantry Division in Helsinki in parallel took private lessons from the Finnish painter PA Kruskopfa. In 1843 he retired with the rank of lieutenant, he attended classes at IAH as volnoprihodyaschego student. In 1844-1846 for the correction of health was sent to the means of the Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty in Rome, where he continued his education under the guidance of FA Moller. In 1846 he returned to St. Petersburg. In 1847-1849 as a pensioner of the Cabinet of HIH improved in the battle-painting in Munich, Peter von Hess. In 1849-1855 he studied at the IAH as volnoslushayuschego class battle-painting at BP Villevalde. In 1849 his picture "Farewell in the administration of the ship" was awarded a large silver medal in 1850 - a small gold medal for his painting "The inner guard at the Winter Palace of the Life Guards regiment, written by order of Nicholas I.

in 1852 to improve skills at their own expense had gone abroad. In 1854 he lived in Finland, created a series of paintings depicting the fighting in Finland in 1854, published in St. Petersburg album, "Episodes from the war in Finland" (paintings, portraits, maps). In 1855, for the painting "The internal room Venetian Doge," and "Scene of the Middle Ages" has been awarded a large gold medal of perspective painting and became a class artist of degree 1 and the right of a pensioner's trip abroad for six years.

In 1856-1862 - retired IAH in Paris and Munich. Also visited Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig. In 1857-1858 in Paris, studied at the workshop T. Couturier. He collected material for the paintings on the presence of Peter I in Saardame. In 1859 settled in Munich, in 1860 purchased a villa in Shleysgeyme near Munich. Periodically send me pictures on exhibition IAH.

He proved himself as a successful entrepreneur. He had a large workshop, which, together with his assistants carried out orders for interior decoration: painting the walls and ceilings, painting on glass, hammered work, the production of furniture. At the beginning of 1863 Sverchkov came to St. Petersburg for delivery of work related to the design of the mansion of Baron AL Stieglitz on the Promenade des Anglais. In the same year opened a branch studio in Florence. In 1872, bought a famous painter on glass, A. Knoll his company in Munich. In 1873, for health reasons he moved to Florence, where he founded a factory for the production of joiner art products. At the end of 1860 - 1870 in the workshops Sverchkova was made stained glass windows for the cathedral in Turku, painted windows Anichkov Palace, Palace of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, a window for the conference room IAH in St. Petersburg, windows for Facets and Armory , Terem Palace in Moscow and other structures. In 1876 two stained glass, presented at the exhibition in Helsingfors, was awarded the silver medal.

In Florence, he returned to the pursuits of easel painting, he wrote still lives with fruit and flowers. In 1880 he was elected an honorary member of the Bavarian Art-Industrial Society.

Sverchkova works are in many museum collections, including the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum and others.