Henryk Pillati (19 January 1832 in

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– 16 April 1894 in Warsaw) was a Polish illustrator, caricaturist and history painter, in the Classical style.

Biography

He was born to a wealthy family. In 1845, at age thirteen, he entered the in Warsaw. Three years later, both of his parents died during a

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. This forced him to leave school and find work to support his surviving younger siblings.Biographical notes
@ Pinakoteka. He managed to get by selling small paintings of

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scenes and episodes from the Polish-Swedish wars. From 1852 to 1853, he created a series of large canvases, designed for decorating steamships owned by Count

Andrzej Artur Zamoyski Count Andrzej Artur Zamoyski (2 April 1800 – 29 October 1874) was a Polish nobleman, landowner and political and economic activist. Zamoyski organized meetings of landowners (''Klemensowczycy'') at his Klemensów estate in the Polish Congr ...

, on the

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. The ships were later confiscated by the Russians during the January Uprising. Later, he received private scholarships that enabled him to spend a year studying at the

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in Paris. Four years later, he continued his studies at the

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, then spent some time in Rome. After 1860, although he continued to paint historical scenes, he was primarily engaged in providing illustrations for books (notably works by

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and

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (28 July 1812 – 19 March 1887) was a Polish writer, publisher, historian, journalist, scholar, painter, and author who produced more than 200 novels and 150 novellas, short stories, and art reviews, which makes him the ...

) and several periodicals in Warsaw, including the '' Tygodnik Illustrowany'', ' (Ears), ' (The Wanderer) and ' (Literary Feast).Brief biography
@ Agra Art. In 1879, he moved to Saint Petersburg to work for a publishing house, but his increasing alcoholism ruined his health to the point that his younger brother, , who was also a painter, had to bring him home, where he spent his final years living in the residence of the Warsaw Charitable Society. His life was later given fictional treatment in the novel ''Malaria'' by

Wiktor Gomulicki Wiktor Teofil Gomulicki (17 October 1848, Ostrołęka - 14 February 1919, Warsaw) was a Polish poet, novelist and essayist. He was also a major advocate of Positivism. Biography He grew up in Pułtusk. He completed his primary education there i ...

Selected paintings

Pillati Zabawa w Tenczynku.jpg, Having Fun in

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Pillati Death of Berek Joselewicz.jpg, The Death of
Berek Joselewicz Stefan Czarnecki at Monasterzyska in 1653.PNG,

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at Monastyryska File:Pillati-Square.jpg,

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References

External links

Illustrations by Pillati
@ the

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