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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Nevrev
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began painting historical art in the 1880s.
Correction
This is too late by at least several years. Authoritative museum and encyclopedia sources say Nevrev turned to historical painting in the 1870s, and the Great Russian Encyclopedia lists one of his historical paintings from 1877.
Full reasoning
Authoritative reference sources place Nevrev’s move into historical painting before the 1880s.
- The Virtual Russian Museum biography says plainly: «В 1870-е обратился к исторической живописи» (“In the 1870s he turned to historical painting”).
- The Great Russian Encyclopedia likewise lists Nevrev among historical painters and specifically names «Присяга Лжедмитрия королю Сигизмунду III» as a historical work dated 1877.
So the article’s statement that he "began painting historical art in the 1880s" is incorrect: reliable sources show he was already working in that genre in the 1870s.
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- НЕВРЕВ Николай Васильевич - Виртуальный Русский музей
«В 1870-е обратился к исторической живописи.»
- НЕВРЕВ НИКОЛАЙ ВАСИЛЬЕВИЧ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия
The entry lists Nevrev’s historical painting «Присяга Лжедмитрия королю Сигизмунду III» and dates it to 1877.