Admiral Makarov
During the Russo-Japanese War, he was invited by Admiral Stepan Makarov to join him aboard Makarov's, . On April 13, 1904, "Petropavlovsk" struck two mines while returning to Port Arthur and sank, taking with it most of the crew, including both Admiral Makarov and Vereshchagin. Vereshchagin's last work, a picture of a council of war presided over by Admiral Makarov, was recovered almost undamaged.