Aleksander Orlowski

>Aleksander Orlowski 2005-04-29T09:16:29Z 83.25.208.25 {{wrongtitle|title=Aleksander Orłowski}} [[Image:AleksanderOrlowski.Autoportret.ws.jpg|thumb|Self-portrait]] '''Aleksander Orłowski''' ([[1777]]?[[1832]]) was a [[Poland|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 [[Kosciuszko Uprising|Kościuszko Uprising]] against [[Imperial Russia]] and [[Prussia]], but was wounded and returned to [[Warsaw]] for further studies, financed by Prince [[Józef Poniatowski]]. He studied with many notable painters of the epoch, among them [[Jan Piotr Norblin|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. ~ {|align=left | [[Image:Rzez Pragi.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Massacre of Praga]]]] | [[Image:Dorozka Aleksander Orlowski.png|thumb|left|Street-cab]] |} Among his works are countless sketches of everyday life in Poland and Russia, as well as scenes of [[Kosciuszko Uprising|Kościuszko Uprising]] and other [[List of Polish wars|Polish wars]]. {{commons|Aleksander Orłowski}} [[Category:1777 births|Orłowski]] [[Category:1832 deaths|Orłowski]] [[Category:Polish painters|Orłowski]] [[pl:Aleksander Orłowski]]