Peter
Alexandrovich Samonov

Born in the city of Sterlitamak, Ufa province. From a military family. Formal art education is not received, the sculpture is worked independently (1884), became acquainted with the technique of sculpting in the studios of sculptors. With the aim of exploring works of art in museums made the trip to Paris (1885). Was a volunteer at the Imperial Academy of arts (1886-1887) of the Department of sculpture. Executed genre scenes "walking home" and "Home from market" (2-I floor. 1880s) was on duty in Schlusselburg infantry regiment (1889). He retired with the rank of Colonel. Known as the author of the monument to adjutant General M. D. Skobelev in Moscow (bronze, installed in 1912; filmed in 1918). Performed several genre sculptures and chamber sculptural works on the theme of Russian army. The author of the sculptural groups from the collection of the state Tretyakov gallery "Cossack life guards ataman regiment the beginning of the reign of Alexander III" and "Cossack lighting his pipe", cast in bronze at the K. F. verfel's factory in the late. The nineteenth century In Kalah released three of his sculptures: "Caucasian soldier" (W. No. 156), "Plastun roly-poly" (W. No. 157) and "Alexander Suvorov" (W. No. 158).