Walenty Wańkowicz, self-portrait, 19th century., Public domain
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Walenty Wańkowicz, self-portrait, 19th century., Public domain
License: public domain, Source: Wikimedia Commons, License terms and conditions

Walenty Wańkowicz

First name:

Walenty

Last Name:

Wańkowicz

Middle name:

Wilhelm

Parents:

Melchior Wańkowicz i Scholastyka z domu Gorecka herbu Dołęga

Crest:

Lis

Date of birth:

14-02-1799

Place of birth:

Kałużyce

Date of death:

12-05-1842

Place od death:

Paryż

Age:

Profession:

painter

Biography:

Walenty Wańkowicz (1799-1842), born in Kaluga, son of Melchior Wańkowicz and Scholastika of Gorecka (coat of arms Dołęga). From 1811 to 1817 he studied at the Jesuit college in Polotsk. He then studied at Vilnius University, at the Faculty of Literature and Liberal Arts. He was a member of the Philaret Society. In 1821, he created a portrait of Adam Mickiewicz. In 1822, he graduated from a painting academy in Vilnius. He received a scholarship to study at the St Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts. His most famous work is the Portrait of Adam Mickiewicz on the Judah Rock .