Vasily Tropinin

Vasily Tropinin

Vasily Andreevich Tropinin (Russian: Василий Андреевич Тропинин; March 30 1776 – May 16 1857) was a Russian Romantic painter. Much of his life was spent as a serf; he didn't attain his freedom until he was more than forty years old. Three of his more important works are a portrait of Alexander Pushkin and paintings called The Lace Maker and The Gold-Embroideress.