A graduate of the Academy of Arts from 1803 to 1815, he Received medals: in 1813 - 2 silver; in 1814 - 1 silver; in 1815 - 2 gold for the program "Maintenance of St. Apostle Andrew propecia"; in the same year he received the diploma of 1 degree and left at the Academy on the rights of the student. (Kondakov)