Vasily Ignatius
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Vasily Ignatius Василий Игнациус | |
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| Born | June 21, 1854 |
| Died | May 27, 1905 (aged 50) |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Branch |  Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1871–1905 |
| Rank |  Captain 1st Rank |
| Unit | Second Pacific Squadron |
| Commands | Knyaz Suvorov |
| Battles / wars | |
| Spouse | Elizaveta Fedorovna Klemets |
| Children | 2 |
| Other work | Painter |
Vasily Vasilievich Ignatius (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Игна́циус; 21 June 1854 – 27 May 1905) was a Russian 1st Captain and painter of the Russo-Japanese War. He commanded the Russian battleship Knyaz Suvorov throughout the war until he was killed when the she was sunk at the Battle of Tsushima. He was also known for his paintings of different Russian ships throughout the history of the Imperial Russian Navy.
Ignatius was born on June 21, 1854, as the son of a 2nd Lieutenant of the 17th Artillery Brigade. He entered the Naval Cadet Corps on September 16, 1871, as a cadet.[1][2] He entered into active service on April 13, 1872, before being made a Gardes de la Marine on April 13, 1875, and promoted to Michman on August 30, 1876. He then participated in several mine officer classes as a compulsory student on September 24, 1878, and made a mine officer of the Russian cruiser Rogue a day later. By January 1, 1881, he was promoted to Leytenant and on September 25, he was given command of the Russian frigate Svetlana and command of the Russian destroyer Minonoska on April 15, 1882, with him being the head of the weapons at the ship by August 1, 1884. He briefly commanded the Russian destroyer Kuritsa in 1885 before given command of the imperial yachts Alexandria and Derzhava from 1885 to 1886 and being made a mine officer on the Derzhava on March 8, 1886. He was then decommissioned from the Derzhava for a business trip for Vladivostok on September 17, 1886, on the Russian cruiser Vestnik.[1][2]
Painting career
From August 26, 1888, to August 5, 1889, Ignatius left for Paris to study painting with Professor A. P. Bogolyubov. One month later, he gained permission from Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich to study at the Imperial Academy of Arts to practice painting with exemption from company teachings and classes. Ignatius proceeded to create portraits of several Russian ships throughout history.[2][3]
