▁res ume ▁of ▁taking ▁photos ▁that ▁included ▁Russia ' s ▁who ' s ▁who ▁including ▁such ▁l umin aries ▁as ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Michael ▁Alexand rov ich ▁of ▁Russia , ▁Russian ▁General ▁Ale k se i ▁Nik ola iev itch ▁K ou rop at k ine ▁and ▁Py otr ▁I ly ich ▁T cha ik ov sky . ▁ ▁Raf ail ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁numerous ▁international ▁and ▁Russian ▁phot ographic ▁exhib itions , ▁sometimes ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁j ury . ▁ ▁His ▁works ▁received ▁multiple ▁awards ▁in ▁international ▁exhib itions . ▁ ▁The ▁Lev it sky ▁Studio ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Mo ika ▁River ▁Em bank ment , ▁ 3 0 ▁( 1 8 6 0 s ), ▁Nev sky ▁Pro spect , ▁ 2 8 ▁( 1 8 9 0 s ), ▁and ▁Kaz ansk aya ▁Street , ▁ 3 ▁( 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁not ▁preserved ). ▁ ▁The ▁Lev it sky ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁Studio ▁remained ▁in ▁operation ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Phot ography ' s ▁first ▁Art ist ▁ ▁Raf ail ▁Lev it sky ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁artist ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁be ▁also ▁a ▁fine ▁art ▁photograph er . ▁▁ ▁During ▁his ▁lifetime ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Lev it sky ▁famous ▁phot ographic ▁port ra its ▁became ▁partial ▁or ▁complete ▁rep lac ements ▁of ▁the ▁model ▁by ▁artists , ▁l ith ograph ers , ▁ill ust rat ors ▁and ▁even ▁eng