Not to be confused with Nikolai Dmitrievich Utkin (born 1949), the former Mayor of Tolyatti.
Nikolai Ivanovich Utkin (Russian: Николай Иванович Уткин; 19 May 1780, in Tver – 17 March 1863, in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian graphic artist, engraver and illustrator. He also served as curator of prints at the Hermitage and superintendent of the museum at the Imperial Academy of Arts.[1]
His mother was a serf on the estate of the poet Mikhail Nikitich Muravyov, who is generally assumed to have been his father. She was later given in marriage to Muravyov's chamberlain, Ivan Utkin.[2] Shortly after Nikolai's birth, they moved to Saint Petersburg. In 1785, he was manumitted and began his education at the Imperial Academy which, at that time, had a primary school.[1]
At the age of fourteen, having shown a talent for drawing, he was transferred to the engraving school, where he studied with Antoine Radigues and the German engraver, Ignaz Sebastian Klauber.[2] Four years later, he created eighteen engravings of antique statues, which earned him a gold medal and the right to continue at the Academy for three more years. However, in 1802, he was awarded another gold medal that also conferred the right to travel abroad and he took advantage of that right as soon as possible; leaving for Paris in 1803.[1]
Once there, he was engaged at the workshop of Charles Clément Balvay (known as "Bervic"), where he helped fulfill orders as well as study.[2] In 1810, he exhibited at the Salon, receiving a gold medal from the Académie des Beaux-Arts and the title of "Academician" from the Imperial Academy. During the French invasion of Russia, he was under house arrest and police surveillance for two years, until Napoleon's defeat.[1]
He returned to Saint Petersburg upon his release and, after Klauber's death, took his positions at the Academy and the Hermitage. In 1819, he was appointed official engraver to the Tsar, at a salary of 3,000 rubles per year.[1] His best-known students at the Academy included Antoni Oleszczyński, Fyodor Iordan and Georg Johann Heitman [ru]. In addition to his regular engravings, he provided illustrations for works by Vasily Zhukovsky and Gavrila Derzhavin, as well as a translation of the Iliad by Nikolai Gnedich.[2]
He became a Professor in 1831 and was named Professor Emeritus in 1840 but, at that point, he was already past the height of his creative powers. In 1850, he handed over his engraving class to Iordan. In 1860, the Academy honored him with an embossed gold medallion. His last known work, a depiction of the Holy Family, was completed just before his death in 1863.[1]
Dmitry Rovinsky, Николай Иванович Уткин, его жизнь и произведения. (Life and Works), Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1884 Complete text online @ Google Books
Galina Printseva, Николай Иванович Уткин. 1780—1863, Искусство, 1983
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Media related to Nikolai Ivanovich Utkin at Wikimedia Commons
February 10, 2023
nikolai, utkin, confused, with, nikolai, dmitrievich, utkin, born, 1949, former, mayor, tolyatti, nikolai, ivanovich, utkin, russian, Николай, Иванович, Уткин, 1780, tver, march, 1863, saint, petersburg, russian, graphic, artist, engraver, illustrator, also, s. Not to be confused with Nikolai Dmitrievich Utkin born 1949 the former Mayor of Tolyatti Nikolai Ivanovich Utkin Russian Nikolaj Ivanovich Utkin 19 May 1780 in Tver 17 March 1863 in Saint Petersburg was a Russian graphic artist engraver and illustrator He also served as curator of prints at the Hermitage and superintendent of the museum at the Imperial Academy of Arts 1 Nikolai UtkinNikolaj Ivanovich UtkinNikolai Utkin portraitby Vasily Tropinin 1824 Born 1780 05 08 May 8 1780TverDiedMarch 5 1863 1863 03 05 aged 82 Saint PetersburgEducationMember Academy of ArtsAlma materImperial Academy of ArtsKnown forEngravingAwards Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography Edit Catherine the Great Out for a Walk after a painting by Vladimir Borovikovsky his most familiar work His mother was a serf on the estate of the poet Mikhail Nikitich Muravyov who is generally assumed to have been his father She was later given in marriage to Muravyov s chamberlain Ivan Utkin 2 Shortly after Nikolai s birth they moved to Saint Petersburg In 1785 he was manumitted and began his education at the Imperial Academy which at that time had a primary school 1 At the age of fourteen having shown a talent for drawing he was transferred to the engraving school where he studied with Antoine Radigues and the German engraver Ignaz Sebastian Klauber 2 Four years later he created eighteen engravings of antique statues which earned him a gold medal and the right to continue at the Academy for three more years However in 1802 he was awarded another gold medal that also conferred the right to travel abroad and he took advantage of that right as soon as possible leaving for Paris in 1803 1 Once there he was engaged at the workshop of Charles Clement Balvay known as Bervic where he helped fulfill orders as well as study 2 In 1810 he exhibited at the Salon receiving a gold medal from the Academie des Beaux Arts and the title of Academician from the Imperial Academy During the French invasion of Russia he was under house arrest and police surveillance for two years until Napoleon s defeat 1 He returned to Saint Petersburg upon his release and after Klauber s death took his positions at the Academy and the Hermitage In 1819 he was appointed official engraver to the Tsar at a salary of 3 000 rubles per year 1 His best known students at the Academy included Antoni Oleszczynski Fyodor Iordan and Georg Johann Heitman ru In addition to his regular engravings he provided illustrations for works by Vasily Zhukovsky and Gavrila Derzhavin as well as a translation of the Iliad by Nikolai Gnedich 2 He became a Professor in 1831 and was named Professor Emeritus in 1840 but at that point he was already past the height of his creative powers In 1850 he handed over his engraving class to Iordan In 1860 the Academy honored him with an embossed gold medallion His last known work a depiction of the Holy Family was completed just before his death in 1863 1 Selected works Edit The False Dmitriy Alexander Pushkin after Kiprensky Sergey Uvarov The Heroes of the Iliad after Tischbein References Edit a b c d e f Brief biography from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary Russian WikiSource a b c d Brief biography RusArtNet Further reading EditDmitry Rovinsky Nikolaj Ivanovich Utkin ego zhizn i proizvedeniya Life and Works Imperial Academy of Sciences 1884 Complete text online Google Books Galina Printseva Nikolaj Ivanovich Utkin 1780 1863 Iskusstvo 1983External links Edit Media related to Nikolai Ivanovich Utkin at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nikolai Utkin amp oldid 1108279906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
