MAKOVSKY, Konstantin Yegorovich
(b. 1839, Moscow, d. 1915, St. Petersburg)

False Dmitry's Agents Murdering Feodor Godunov and his Mother

1862
Oil on canvas
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

False Dmitry was the tzar of Russia in 1605-1606. He ascended to the throne when his agents imprisoned and assassinated the newly crowned tsar, Feodor II, and his mother.