▁their ▁freedom . ▁Har lam off ▁became ▁a ▁guest ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁second ▁class ▁silver ▁medal ▁for ▁a ▁drawing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁Har lam off ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁second ▁class ▁silver ▁medal ▁for ▁a ▁sketch , ▁and ▁he ▁en rolled ▁with ▁the ▁historical ▁painter ▁Alex ey ▁Tar as ov ich ▁Mark ov . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁two ▁first ▁class ▁silver ▁med als , ▁for ▁a ▁drawing ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁sketch . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁he ▁presented ▁his ▁large ▁scale ▁painting ▁An an ias ▁before ▁the ▁Apost les , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁the ▁competition ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁class ▁gold ▁medal . ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁however ▁he ▁did ▁win ▁this ▁award , ▁ ▁for ▁his ▁painting ▁Bapt izing ▁of ▁the ▁K ie ver . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁studies ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁winning ▁a ▁first ▁class ▁gold ▁medal ▁for ▁his ▁Return ▁of ▁the ▁Pro dig al ▁Son , ▁and ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁from ▁the ▁a cademy ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁▁ 1 8 6 9 - 1 8 7 4 : ▁Est ab lish ment ▁in ▁Paris ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁Ts arina ▁Maria ▁Alexand rov na ▁bought ▁one ▁of ▁Har lam off ' s ▁paint ings . ▁In ▁April ▁he ▁sent ▁his ▁first ▁letter