Vasily Shebuyev

Vasily Kuzmich Shebuyev (; , in Kronstadt – , in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian painter and draughtsman in the Neo-Classical style, active in St. Petersburg during Tsars Alexander I and Nicholas I's reigns, best known for history pictures.

Biography His father was of noble lineage and served as the ranking custodian of materiels at the Admiralty Board. His artistic abilities were noticed early and he began taking lessons at the Imperial Academy as soon as he was old enough. In 1794, he officially became a student there, studying under Ivan Akimov and Grigory Ugryumov. He won a silver after his first year, and a gold medal the year following. In 1797, he graduated with a first degree certificate. He immediately became an assistant teacher and, a year later, was entrusted with teaching drawing to younger students.

In 1803, he was sent on a fellowship to study in Rome, (1836)