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Alexander Ossipovich ORLOWSKY (1777-1832) ”Troika travelling in the snow” 1819, Lithograph. - Item details Description Alexander Ossipovich ORLOWSKY (1777-1832) ”Troika travelling in the snow” 1819, Lithograph. Aleksander Orłowski was born in Warsaw to an impoverished Szlachta family. Thanks to the support of Princess Izabela Czartoryska (1746-1835), a patron of the arts, collector and founder of Poland’s first National Museum, he was able to complete his artistic education under Jan Piotr Norblin (1745-1830), a Polish painter of French origin. Orłowski mainly focused on landscape painting and genre pieces showing everyday life in Poland and Russia. His renderings of riders and horses are particularly skilful. In 1809, for the painting “Cossack Bivouac, ” the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts awarded him the title of academician. Height: 38cm; Width: 55cm; Condition Good condition Dimensions Width 55 cm / 21.7 in Height 38 cm / 15 in