Schukin Stepan
Shchukin, Stepan Semyonovich
1762, Moscow – 1828, St Petersburg
Painter, portraitist, miniaturist, author of church paintings, teacher. Son of an army corporal SemyonPetrov and EuphemiaEvlampieva. After the death of his parents, entered the Orphan House in Moscow (1765), where he received his primary education. Enrolled at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1776), portrait class of Dmitry Levitsky. Listed in the Academy’s registers as StepanSemyonov (till 1782). Awarded a major gold medal and the title of class artist (1782) for his Portrait of Teacher and Her Pupil project. Fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Paris (1782–1786), studied in Paris under J. B. Suvet and A. Roslin. Nominated (1786), academician for portrait of Emperor Paul I (1797). Taught portrait painting at the Academy (from 1788), Academy councillor (1802).
