Portrait of A. Tomilov by Orest Kiprensky

Portrait of A. Tomilov by Orest Kiprensky

Tomilov Alexey Romanovich, artillery officer, commanded the work on strengthening in Kronstadt. In 1808 he retired, then met with Kiprensky. During the war with the French, he went into the militia and led a detachment of militiamen from his fortresses. Was injured.

Collector, member of the Khudjest Academy, one of the founders of the Society for the Encouragement of Artists. His house in St. Petersburg has always been open to young artists, many of whom he helped. With O. Kiprensky, they were friends for many years, and he wrote Tomilov in 1808 and in the form of a militiaman in 1813.

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