Mikołaj Wisznicki (1870–1954) was a

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, military officer and one of the founders of Polish Sightseeing Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Krajoznawcze). Trained in the natural sciences at the University of Kyiv, he was primarily known as an illustrator of children's literature. In addition, he painted oil and watercolor

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and equine scenes. Later, after study in the workshop of Konrad Krzyżanowski, he also practiced portrait painting.

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19th-century Polish painters 19th-century Polish male artists 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists 1870 births 1954 deaths Polish male painters {{Poland-painter-stub