Walery Eljasz (1841-1905), Kosciuszko's Polish Army, 1894

Color lithograph on paper, dimensions: 24 x 19 cm (composition in light of passe partout, 34 x 29 cm with passe partout binding, unsigned on the plate, signed typographically under the composition: "Walery Eljasz, (Imitation reserved.)".
1. officer of the blacksmiths. 2. 5th and 6th Kosynierzy. 3. pikeman. 4th Ensign holding the battalion flag.
Descriptions by name identify the depicted silhouettes and affiliation to a specific military formation.
Walery Eljasz Radzikowski (1841-1905) was a student of Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (1856-62). Influenced by his work, he began to paint historical compositions. He continued his painting studies in Munich, where he specialized in watercolor painting in the studio of Theodor Horschett (1862-65). Radzikowski's oeuvre developed in two thematic trends - the first included historical compositions, inspired by the national past and literary fiction; the second trend included landscape painting, especially views of the Tatra Mountains.