Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov

Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov, or "Николай Дмитриевич Кузнецов" (14 {O.S. 2} December 1850, Stepanovka, Khersonskaya Province, Russian Empire — 2 March 1929, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), was a Russian painter and art professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts, father of opera soprano and dancer Maria Kuznetsova-Benoit (1880—1966). His work consists primarily of portraits and genre scenes.