▁December ▁Bog oly ub ov ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁on ▁Har lam off ' s ▁visible ▁success ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁Bonn at . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁Har lam off ▁was ▁living ▁at ▁rue ▁Font aine ▁ 4 2 . ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁exhibition ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts . ▁His ▁portrait ▁of ▁the ▁eng ra ver ▁Poz hal ost in ▁won ▁him ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁art ▁a cademy ▁member . ▁From ▁April ▁on wards ▁Har lam off ▁joined ▁the ▁drawing ▁even ings ▁at ▁Bog oly ub ov ' s ▁residence ▁in ▁rue ▁de ▁Rome , ▁ 9 5 . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time ▁Ivan ▁T urg ene v ▁mentioned ▁Har lam off ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁letter , ▁and ▁his ▁paint ings ▁are ▁bought ▁by ▁Bog oly ub ov , ▁the ▁Paris ian ▁art ▁deal er ▁Ad ol phe ▁G oup il ▁and ▁the ▁Mus cov ite ▁collect or ▁Dim it ri ▁P . ▁Bot kin . ▁Har lam off ▁began ▁social ising ▁with ▁T urg ene v ▁and ▁other ▁Russian ▁artists ▁in ▁Paris . ▁He ▁was ▁frequently ▁invited ▁for ▁dinner ▁with ▁Louis ▁Vi ard ot ▁and ▁Paul ine ▁Vi ard ot - G ar cia ▁in ▁rue ▁Dou ai ▁ 5 0 , ▁where ▁T urg ene v ▁occupied ▁the ▁top ▁floor . ▁In ▁June ▁Har lam off ▁painted ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁Ts ar ▁Alexander ▁II ▁in ▁Bad ▁E ms , ▁possibly ▁sp ending ▁the