person
Stepanov
also: Степанов
The artist commissioned to illustrate "Kashtanka" for its book edition, praised by Chekhov as "a passionate huntsman" with expert firsthand knowledge of dogs, whose cover drawing (a dachshund-mongrel cross rendered as a dark silhouette on a white ground) Chekhov judges a success. Not otherwise identified in the letter beyond the surname "Stepanov"; distinct from the unnamed dog-illustrator friend mentioned in's headnote (never named there) and from unrelated same-surname figures elsewhere in this corpus (e.g., an 1875-era acquaintance in an unrelated anecdote).
Reading notes
- To A. S. Suvorin, 15 November 1888. Moscow. §3 It was drawn by the artist Stepanov, a passionate huntsman who has studied dogs down to the finest points.
NEW ENTITY -- Stepanov, the artist commissioned for "Kashtanka"'s cover and interior illustrations, praised here for a dachshund-mongrel cross rendered as a dark silhouette on a white cover. Identified only by surname; distinct from the unnamed dog-illustrator friend mentioned in's headnote (never named there, so not assumed to be the same person) and from the unrelated (an 1875-era acquaintance in a party-prank anecdote, first attested).