The artist is Popov
In the 1860s, several painters worked with similar surname and the first initial. However, the features of the picturesque manner of the work “Morning in the village” filled with poetry do not allow to attribute its authorship to any of the famous namesakes. The general state of serenity and peace, expressed in this genre landscape, is a rare quality of works by Russian artists of the mid -19th century, tended, as a rule, to accents on dramatic events.