Fyodor Yakovlevich Alekseyev (Russian: Фёдор Яковлевич Алексеев; c.1753–1755 – 23 November 1824) was a Russian painter. His contemporaries often called him the Russian Canaletto, in recognition of his masterful vedute.
Biography
He was the son of the caretaker at the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he was admitted in 1764 upon a petition by his father, after studying for several years at the garrison school. In 1767, he took a class in ornamental sculpture and later studied scenic painting with Antonio Peresinotti.
Having incurred the displeasure of the authorities at the Academy, when he returned he was put to work as a decorator for the Imperial Theatres until 1786 and was not allowed to continue his academic studies.