March 30

Vasily Andreevich Tropinin was born March 30 , 1776. He 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.

The most notable of his works:

The Lace Maker, 1823

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Girl from Podillya, 1804-1807

Family portrait of counts Morkovs, 1813