Ivan
Ivanovich Sviyazev

"Fortress". Pupil of Academy of fine arts from 1815 To 1817 – 2 silver medal and was dismissed from the Academy of fine arts, on the petition of the owner, as the land. In 1821 he received the diploma of the artist 1-degree from the right to the rank of a class XIV (the title was awarded early in 1818, but could not be given as serf). Repeatedly I fulfilled duties of the teacher of Academy of fine arts in architecture. Academician In 1839, was recognized as honorary free member of the Academy of arts for compiled "a Guide to architecture".

(Kondakov)