Vasily Petrovich Ekimov (; 1756 or 1758 – 1837), sometimes spelled as Yekimov () or Yakimov (), was a

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master founder.

Life

Of Turkish origin, Ekimov's precise date and place of birth are unknown; however, he was captured in Ottoman Turkey aged 12 and taken to Russia. There he became a pupil at the

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in 1764, specialising in copperwork and chased work in 1776 and casting a miniature copy of the Peter the Great Monument in 1777. That copy won a 100 ruble prize from the Academy's Council and he left the Academy as a second-class apprentice in 1779. He became a master craftsman in 1798 and returned to the Academy to teach casting.

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put him in charge of casting the Suvorov Monument to designs by

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in 1799. He was in charge of the Academy's foundry form 1805 to 1837 as professor and academician. In 1805 he also taught bronze-casting and in 1831 he received the title of master founder and chaser.

Works

* ''

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'', St Petersburg - to designs by

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* '' Samson Fountain'', Peterhof Palace - to designs by

* ''Gates of Paradise'', copies after

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, St Petersburg * Statues of generals

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and

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near the Kazan Cathedral, Nevsky Prospect, St Petersburg - to designs by

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and Samson Sukhanov *

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, Moscow - to designs by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ekimov, Vasily 1750s births 1837 deaths People from the Russian Empire of Turkish descent Imperial Academy of Arts alumni Sculptors from the Russian Empire 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire Academics from the Russian Empire Foundrymen