Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov ( Russian, St.Petersburg 1821 - 1899 ) He was the eldest son of the watercolor portraitist Pyotr Fyodorovich Sokolov. Although he received lessons from his father, he was largelyself-taught until 1840, when he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts. He studied there for three years with his uncle, Karl Bryullov, as well as Pyotr Basin and Fyodor Bruni.[1] He preferred hunting and genre scenes, but also did theoccasional portrait. Oil on canvas , " Hunter ", signed and dated 1885 lower left . Size: image 14" x 18" ( 35,5 x 46 cm ), frame 18 3/4" x 22 1/2" ( 47,5 x 57 cm ). Condition Very good.