Fyodor Iordan

Friedrich Ludwig Jordan, russified as Fyodor Ivanovich Iordan He was enrolled in the primary school courses at the Imperial Academy of Arts and, in 1819, entered the engraving class, serving as an apprentice of Nikolai Utkin. He graduated in 1824 and received a gold medal for his engraving, "Mercury lulls Argus", after a painting by . Shortly after, he was awarded another gold medal at one of the Academy's exhibitions for his rendering of the "Dying Abel", after a work by Anton Losenko. He was promoted to head curator of prints after the death of Nikolai Utkin in 1863. Eight years later, he became a Rector in the painting and sculpture departments (the only time this position has been held by an engraver) and, in 1876, was named a superintendent in the mosaic division. Towards the end of his life, he was appointed Privy Councilor.

Selected portraits