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Henryk Rodakowski

1823-1894 Poland/Portraitist

 

Brief Biography-Henryk Rodakowski, born in Lemberg, studied under Joseph Danhauser and Franz Eybl in Vienna and Léon Cogniet in Paris. In 1852 he succeeded as a portraitist with his painting of General Dembiński. He also painted historical works. He received the Legion of Honour in 1861 and the Belgium Order of Leopold in 1873. Rodakowski settled in Kraków, becoming president of the Academy of Arts in 1893. He died the following year.

 

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Leonia
Bluhdorn

Miss Leonia Bluhdorn

Hen
War

Hen War

Grand Duke
Augustus

King and Grand Duke Augustus the Strong

Self
-portrait

Self-portrait at the Easel

Maria
Wozniakowska

Maria Wozniakowska-Artist's Daughter

Sophie
Anderson

Sophie Anderson

Portrait
of Mother

Portrait of Mother

Miedlaca
Peasant

Miedlaca Peasant Linen with Tarlicy

Portrait
of Sisters

Portrait of Sisters in the Wedding Dress

General Henryk
Dembinski

General Henryk Dembinski