Adrian Volkov

Adrian Markovich Volkov (Адриан Маркович Волков; 19 August 1827 – 1 February 1873) was a Russian genre painter.

Biography
Adrian Volkov was born on 19 August 1827, in Chmutovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate.

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

He died on 1 February 1873, in Saint Petersburg.

Awards
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.