Adrian Volkov was born on 19 August 1827, in Chmutovo [ru], Nizhny Novgorod Governorate.

[1] The artist studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts and was a pupil of Professor Fyodor Bruni.

[1] In 1858, Volkov received the title of class artist and was awarded a small gold medal of the Academy of Arts for his painting The Obzhorny Ryad in Saint Petersburg.

In 1860, he was also awarded a gold medal of the academy for his work The Interrupted Betrothal.

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