Glass Mosaic Portrait of Tsar Peter the 1st, Produced at a glass factory set up by Mikhail Lomonosov. Lomonosov's experiments on the effects of chemistry of minerals on their color led to his deep involvement in the mosaic art. In 1763, he set up that produced the first stained glass mosaics outside of Italy. 1775 Supplied By: SCRSS - Society for Co-operation in Russian & Soviet Studies