Legashov Anton Mikhailovich (1798-1865)

To life and creative life too Anton Mikhailovich Legashova affected touch the palms of His Imperial Majesty. And this event occurred under the following circumstances. Anton Legashov became an outsider student at the Academy of Arts in 1820. During the study was small and large silver medal. In 1825, the Council of the Academy found it possible to apply for the assignment AM Legashovu artist title XIV class. However, the Emperor Nicholas I, having examined the Council to work with his own hand traced the autocratic decision: "I saw the work and find that early to rank, to present again a year later his work, and if perfected, then give the order". Recall that Nicholas I considered myself (and, therefore, was considered) excellent connoisseur of fine art.

 Naturally, further AM Legashov perfected his art, he served for the use of the sovereign, in the late 1820s was in Beijing at the Russian mission.