Lucjan Kraszewski
Lucjan Kraszewski (24 July 1820, Pruzhany - 2 February 1892, Honiatycze) was a Polish artist and photographer who participated in the January Uprising. He was a younger brother of Józef Ignacy Kraszewski.
Life a
He was from a noble family, bearing the
During his time at the university, he had become interested in drawing and painting. In 1857, he was able to make a tour of art galleries in Belgium, Holland, and Germany, where he also developed an interest in photography.
After participating in the January Uprising, he was exiled to Kungur, in the Perm Governorate, and his estate was confiscated. Three years later he was transported, under police supervision, to Tsivilsk, in the Kazan Governorate, where he set up a small photography studio. Many of his photographs from there have survived, and provide an important cultural record of 19th-century Chuvashia.[1]
In 1868, he received permission to return to Poland.[2] He sold his remaining share of the family's property to Kajetan, and moved to his wife Stefania's family estate, near Honiatycze; dividing his time between there and Warsaw. He died at the estate, and was interred in Wisznice.
Works
He created drawings, watercolors, and graphics; illustrating the writings of his brother, Józef. Most of his works depict
See also
- List of Poles
References
Further reading
- ISBN 985-6374-04-9
External links
- M.J. Minakowski, "Lucjan Kraszewski h. Jastrzębiec" @ Genealogia potomków Sejmu Wielkiego
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