Ivan Chmutov

Ivan Ivanovich Chmutov (Russian: Иван Иванович Чмутов; 17 October 1817, in Saint Petersburg – 31 March 1865, in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian painter in several genres; notably historical and religious scenes.

In 1836, he is listed in the registry of students at the Imperial Academy of Arts; in the history and portrait painting class of Fyodor Bruni.

[1] In 1839, he received a gold medal and 1000 Rubles for his painting "Healing the Paralytic" and was awarded the title of "Free Artist".

Many of them were made into lithographs and published in two works by Yegor Kovalevsky; "Journey to China" (1853) and "Russian Art Sheets" (1858).

[1] In 1860, he presented an exhibition at the Academy, featuring portraits of various Chinese noblemen, government officials and their wives.