Brief Biography-Kristjan Raud, along with his twin brother Paul, was a celebrated Estonian artist. He first studied at the Viru-Jaagupi parish school, followed by the University of Tartu; later, he worked in Tartu as a teacher and in St. Petersburg. In St. Petersburg, he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts and, after four years, moved to Düsseldorf to further his studies. On returning to Tartu and establishing an art school, he became a founding member of the Estonian National Museum.
Before the outbreak of the war, he moved to Tallinn, where he was Chairman of the Estonian Museum Society. He achieved much success with his illustrations for the legend of Kalevipoeg publication, for which he received the Order of the Estonian Red Cross. He died in Tallinn in 1943. Kristjan was honoured by having his image on an Estonian banknote up until 2011.