Wincenty Dmochowski or Dmóchowski ( lt, Vincentas Dmachauskas, be, Vincent Dmachoŭski; born 1805/1807, Naharodavičy,

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, died 6 March 1862,

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) was a Polish-Lithuanian painter born in modern-day

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Biography

He was born to a landowning family in the village . His father was Ignacy Dmochowski, vice-marshal of Ashmyany county, and his mother was Maria Zenowicz. After graduating from the public schools in Shchuchyn, he attended Vilnius University as a literature and fine arts student from 1826 to 1829. There he studied painting with Jan Rustem and sculpture with

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. In 1830 he married Salomea Orłowska, daughter of Ignacy Orłowski, officer of the Polish army. After participating in the

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, he was forced to abandon his studies and go into exile in

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@ Pawet. Following an amnesty, he was able to return to Vilnius in 1837 and opened his own private painting school in 1840. Józef Marszewski was one of his best-known students. His son, Władysław, also became a well-known painter. Primarily known for landscapes, he also painted historical scenes, portraits and

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works focusing on rural interiors. He also created a series of canvases based on the poetry of Adam Mickiewicz, did restorations and executed some decorative work at a few sites, including Verkiai Palace and Vilnius Cathedral. On several occasions, he worked as a set designer, creating scenery for ''

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and '' L'italiana in Algeri'' by Gioacchino Rossini, among others. In 1847, he painted a series of Lithuanian castles on behalf of the archaeologist, Eustachy Tyszkiewicz, which are some of his most familiar works. Many of his paintings may be seen at the National Museum, Krakow.

Selected works

1837. Крыжакі перад атакай замка Пуня.jpg, Crusaders Preparing to Attack
Punia Castle 1853. Руіны замка на возеры Троцкім.jpg, Trakai Island Castle Miednicki zamak. Медніцкі замак (V. Dmachoŭski, 1853).jpg, Medininkai Castle Ruins Вуліца ў Вільне.jpg, Street in Vilnius

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dmochowski, Wincenty 1800s births 1862 deaths Year of birth uncertain Artists from Vilnius 19th-century Polish painters 19th-century Polish male artists 19th-century painters of historical subjects 19th-century Lithuanian painters People from Dzyatlava District Landscape painters