Mikhail Konstantinovich KLODT VON JURGENSBURG
1832–1902, Russia

Born into a highly artistic noble family, Mikhail was the nephew of the famous sculptor of the horsemen on the Anichkov bridge. He made his studies under Vorobiov at the Imperial Academy, spent his scholarship years in Switzerland and France, and settled in St. Petersburg on his return. From 1864 he became a Professor at the Academy, and also exhibited with the Wanderers.

Source: Stockholms Auktionsverk, Stockholm Sweden