Gradually, new and not army acquaintances were started up. Fedotov became close friends with the Flug family, who lived very close to him, on Fifteenth Line of the Vasilievsky Island,

In 1844 Fedotov came out of the stake and decided to realize his dream: to become finally a professional artist. During the day he observed and memorized curious sketches on

This is the most significant portrait of the work of PA Fedotov. As in other works, the artist combines a portrait and a genre problem. He in detail recreates the

The great master, whose brush and eyes are focused on such things that show the variety of colors of life, noticed the moments, the plot of which lay at the

“The senior officers at us are all excellent people, but they keep themselves often away from the junior All the junior officers or outrageous boorish people, or good people, but