Robert Persons who, as superior, was intended to counterbalance his own fervour and impetuousness. The circumstances of Mackintosh's death have led commentators to emphasise his impetuousness and incompetence. Boris Drubetskoy introduces him to Prince Andrei, whom Rostov insults in a fit of impetuousness. Although capable of impetuousness and irascibility, Beechey was known for his generosity to students. Soviet travel writer Nikolai Mikhailov praised the statue's expression of impetuousness.