Semyon
Davydovich Abamelik (Lazarev)

Major-General. In 1865 the Academy of Arts, the title of the artist in painting historical and portrait for the image of "SV. Stephen of Perm" and copies of paintings by Bryullov and imagination.(Kondakov)

Artist General Prince lived on Nevsky prospekte: in the house № 42 in the 1850s (2nd floor) and No. 40 (house E. I. Lazareva) in the 1870s - 1880s occupied the 3rd floor. He served in the life guards hussar regiment along with Lermontov. In 1873, major-General Semyon Davidovich Abamelek, married the daughter of Christopher Yakimovich Lazarus, his Majesty was allowed to take the name of the father and called to continue the succession of Prince Abamelek-Lazarev.