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Alexander Ossipovich ORLOWSKY (1777-1832) ”Courrier militaire en troïka” 1819, Lithograph. - Item details Description Alexander Ossipovich ORLOWSKY (1777-1832) ”Courrier militaire en troïka” 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 There is some damage, see photos. Dimensions Width 55 cm / 21.7 in Height 38 cm / 15 in