Engraver on copper; a soldier's son; the old. 1734; and in 1749 entered the drawing room; in 1755 in grigoropoulou. In 1754, received a salary 15 p. in 1766 — 80 p.; studied engraving at Schmidt. In 1761 he, as appears in the paintings of the Academy, engraved from "Palibe". His works are: 1. View of the Kremlin in Moscow, and 2. The new Imperial Palace in the Kremlin; both figures makhaeva, described under the name of the master under Nos. 27 and 33. 3. Battle when Pelzige, engraved them with Sablin in 1761 4. Fireworks on 14 February 1762; with the inscription: Front of the white light the fire... Grid. P. Balabin. 2.10 x 55. (Acad. Sciences. Coll. Feiern., T. III). {Rovinsky}