Vorobyov was the son of a soldier, rising to the rank of sergeant, and after the resignation of the superintendent hired in the Academy of Arts. Here and educated future artist: in 1798 he was enrolled in an architectural class, which was led by JB Thomas de Thomon, and graduated from the Academy of Arts in 1809 on a class of landscape painting. Life Vorobyov has developed successfully: in 1814 he became an academician in the next year he began teaching in 1823 became a professor, and in 1843-m - Distinguished Professor