Successful in his profession-he was offered a professorship ( chair of Roman Law ) at the University of Dorpat-he began painting studies ( life-drawing , sketching and anatomy ) at the age of 30 .
Quite successful in his profession-he was offered a professorship ( chair of Roman Law ) at the University of Dorpat-he started painting studies ( life-drawing , sketching and anatomy ) at the age of 30 .