Ignacy Cejzyk

First name:

Ignacy

Last Name:

Cejzyk

Maiden name or alternative names:

Ceyzik

Middle name:

Julian

Parents:

Michał

Crest:

Owada

Date of birth:

1779

Place of birth:

Łysków

Date of death:

1858

Place od death:

Irkuck

Age:

Profession:

artist

Biography:

Ignacy Julian Cejzyk (1779–1858), born in Łyskowo, son of Michał, was an artist and a Siberian exile. He studied at the Vilnius University, but did not complete his studies.

He became notorious as a counterfeiter; after his activities were uncovered, he was arrested and ultimately sentenced to hard labour in Siberia. Thanks to his artistic talent, he was spared the hardest labour and instead engaged in arts and crafts, producing portraits and decorative items. His works found their way into the collections of Siberian officials and the elite, and later also into museums. He spent the last years of his life in Irkutsk, where he died.