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Stub - Roman Kuzmin Iwanowitsch ( 1811 - 1867 ) and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris in France
http://www.prlib.ru/en-us/News/pages/item.aspx?itemid=3846 (auto-translated from russian language) It marks 200th birth anniversary of an eminent architect of St. Petersburg, who made a great contribution to development of architecture in Russia, Roman Kuzmin (1811-1867). He has built and re-constructed more than thirty buildings in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Paris, Athens, and also made designs of interiors. Among Kuzmin’s works are such important buildings as the Greek Church, Utin’s House, the Church of Paul the Apostle in Gatchina, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris. Ten buildings designed by Kuzmin have survived up to the present day in St. Petersburg and suburbs. The exhibition showcases over 200 articles from 13 cultural institutions of St. Petersburg, including the State Hermitage Museum, the Russian State Museum, Peterhof, the National Library of Russia, and the Russian Academy of Arts. --
http://forum.artinvestment.ru/showthread.php?t=140332&langid=5 (auto-translated from russian language) The author of the project the church of Alexander Nevsky, founded in the Byzantine-Russian style, was the architect Roman Kuzmin - Professor of the Academy of Fine Arts, who was the chief architect of the Ministry of the Imperial Court. By this time he has finished in the Gatchina Palace for the restructuring and the construction of the Cathedral of St.. Paul. The plan of the temple of Alexander Nevsky is a Greek cross, each of which ends with a ray of the apse, - they built towers with cupolas. Five domes symbolize Christ with 4 Evangelists. The central dome rises to a height of 48 m.

Stub - William Oliver (and wife Emma Oliver)

WILLIAM OLIVER (1804 - 1853) - http://www.rehs.com/William_Oliver_Bio.html

William Oliver, one of the more popular Victorian artists of his time, was known for his lively and realistic depictions of the many picturesque views throughout the Grand Tour (a tour of continental Europe taken by young men of British aristocracy to complete their education) and the West of England.

Oliver was particularly fond of the Pyrenean area of France and Spain, and completed many small studies of the towns and villages in this area. Many of these small works were then purchased by the young travelers as souvenirs of their Grand Tour. While he favored painting plein air works, he did complete a number of large and important works during his career – most of which were either created for specific exhibitions or commissions.

In 1840 he married Emma Eburne, who was an artist and student of his. Like her husband, she specialized in landscape painting and exhibited at numerous public exhibitions.

William was a founding member of the New Watercolor Society and frequently exhibited at the major exhibition halls in London. He died in Halstead, Essex on November 2, 1853.

Today examples of his work are in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Sheffield Art Gallery and Sunderland Art Gallery.