In 1803 he entered the Academy of fine Arts. In 1815 he received 2 silver medal. In 1817, dismissed with the diploma of 1 degree. In 1830, together with E. I. Makovsky, A. N. Mike, V. S. and A. S. Dobrovolskii, I. P. Vitali, F. Y. by Scarlatina etc., opened in Moscow full-scale scenic class (later transformed into the School of painting, sculpture and architecture). (Kondakov)