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 Alexey Zubov. Swedish Ships Brought to Saint Petersburg after the Battle of Gangut. Etching from 1715. | |
| Born | 1682 |
| Died | c. 1741 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Education | Fyodor Zubov, Adriaan Schoonebeek |
| Known for | etching |
| Notable work | Panoramic View of St. Petersburg |
Alexey Fyodorovich Zubov (Russian:Алексе́й Фёдорович Зу́бов) (1682–c.1741) was a Russianetcher.
Zubov and his brotherIvan were accepted as apprentices to their fatherFyodor in the Kremlin icon shop at an early age. In 1699 Alexey was apprenticed to theDutch etcherAdriaan Schoonebeek by the order ofPeter the Great.
His etchings of important events, people and monuments of the Tsar's Russia earned him great fame in his own lifetime. The year of his death is unknown, but believed to be on or after 1750.
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