Brief Biography-Aleksander Ossipowitsch Orłowski was born in Warsaw in 1777. He was a disciple of the French artist Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine. After fighting during the war against Russia, he continued his studies in Warsaw and travelled to France, Germany, and Italy, ending up in Saint Petersburg. There he became a successful lithographer. He was made court painter to Czar Alexander and later Czar Nicholas. He died in Saint Petersburg. His historical pictures and Portraits are throughout Russia, including racehorse paintings in The Hermitage.