▁fell ▁seriously ▁ill ▁with ▁severe ▁d ys ent ery ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁for ▁ten ▁days . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁Journal ▁translated ▁by ▁Rose ▁Str un sky ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁writes ▁of ▁this ▁time : ▁" I ▁went ▁with ▁Sony a ▁( my ▁daughter - in - law ) ▁to ▁the ▁T sur ik ov ' s , ▁A ph rem ov ' s , ▁and ▁the ▁Lev it sky ' s . ▁ ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁very ▁pleasant ▁impression ▁and ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁many ; ▁but ▁fell ▁ill ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁do ▁my ▁work ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁f uss ▁both ▁for ▁Lev it sky ▁and ▁the ▁household ." ▁ ▁Phot ograph er ▁ ▁Raf ail ▁Lev it sky ' s ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁famous ▁Serge i ▁L v ov ich ▁Lev it sky ▁( 1 8 1 9 – 1 8 9 8 , ▁Moscow , ▁Russian : ▁Серг ей ▁Льв ович ▁Льв ов - Л е ви ц кий ), ▁who ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁patri arch ▁of ▁Russian ▁phot ography ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁most ▁important ▁early ▁phot ographic ▁pione ers , ▁invent ors ▁and ▁innov ators . ▁▁▁▁ ▁With ▁a ▁career ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁dag uer re ot yp ist ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁Italy ; ▁Lev it sky ' s ▁father ▁knew ▁D ag uer re ▁personally , ▁and ▁introduced ▁the ▁term ▁‘ light ▁painting ’ ▁to ▁Russia . ▁ ▁It