Pushkin by Orest Adamovich Kiprenskii (1827) (see full record in VIA)

Excerpt from: “Alexander (Sergeyevich) Pushkin (1799 - 1837)”. Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online. 2009. Columbia University Press.

"The Russian poet and prose writer Pushkin is among the foremost figures in Russian literature. He was born in Moscow of an old noble family; his mother's grandfather was Abram Hannibal, the black general of Peter the Great. Pushkin showed promise as a poet during his years as a student in a lyceum for young noblemen. After a riotous three years in St. Petersburg society, Pushkin was exiled to South Russia in 1820." Read more