aleksander orlowski

Aleksander Orłowski (1777 1832) was a Polish painter and sketch maker, pioneer of litography in Russia. Orłowski was born in 1777 in Warsaw to a humble tavern-keeper. Since early childhood he became known as a prodigy and soon Izabela Czartoryska financed his first classes of painting with the notable artist Jan Piotr Norblin. In 1793 Orłowski joined the Polish Army and fought in the Kościuszko Uprising against Imperial Russia and Prussia, but was wounded and returned to Warsaw for further studies, financed by Prince Jzef Poniatowski. He studied with many notable painters of the epoch, among them Norblin, Marcello Bacciarelli and Wincenty Lesserowicz. After the Partitions of Poland in 1802 he moved to Russia, where he became one of the pioneers of litography. Among his works are countless sketches of everyday life in Poland and Russia, as well as scenes of Kościuszko Uprising and other Polish wars. Orłowski Orłowski Orłowski

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