▁painting ▁by ▁Raf ail ▁Lev it sky ▁that ▁hang s ▁in ▁the ▁living ▁room ▁of ▁the ▁N . A . ▁N ek ras ov ▁A partment ▁Museum ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁Serge i ▁Lev it sky ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁Russian ' s ▁first ▁Phot ographic ▁Soci eties , ▁a ▁writer ▁of ▁articles ▁for ▁the ▁Russian ▁magazine ▁" Ph ot ograph " ▁and ▁was ▁act ively ▁involved ▁in ▁organ izing ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁phot ographic ▁exhib itions ▁throughout ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁mem oir s ▁in ▁two ▁volumes ▁entitled , ▁Rem in isc ences ▁of ▁an ▁Old ▁Phot ograph er ▁( 1 8 9 2 ) ▁and ▁How ▁I ▁B ec ame ▁a ▁Phot ograph er ▁( 1 8 9 6 ). ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁St . ▁Petersburg ' s ▁Sm ol ens ko ye ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Paris ▁studio ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁Serge i ▁Lev it sky ▁operated ▁a ▁phot ographic ▁studio ▁at ▁ 2 2 , ▁rue ▁de ▁Cho ise ul ▁in ▁Paris ▁formerly ▁the ▁address ▁for ▁American ▁dag uer re ot yp ist ▁Warren ▁Thompson ▁( aka ▁Warren - Th om pson ) ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Société ▁Fran çaise ▁de ▁Phot ographie . ▁ ▁Lev it sky ▁and ▁Warren - Th om pson ▁were ▁associated ▁ 1 8 4 7 - 4 9 ▁both ▁making ▁large ▁format ▁dag uer re ot ypes . ▁Thompson ▁opened ▁a ▁studio ▁at ▁ 2 2