About Walenty Wańkowicz
Lived 1800 – 1842 (aged 42). Walenty Wańkowicz was a Russian painter and draftsperson.
Walenty Wilhelm Wańkowicz (February 14, 1799 in Kałużyce - May 12, 1842 in Paris) was a Polish painter. He studied at the Jesuit College in Polotsk, the University of Wilno and the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. He produced, among other things, a well-known portrait of Adam Mickiewicz (1827–28).
Legacy Wańkowicz is honored in Belarus as one of the most important 19th-century painters of Belarusian origin. There is a monument to him in Minsk.
The Vankovich House / Wańkowicz House, the former mansion of the Wańkowicz family, is now a museum in the historical part of Minsk.
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Who was Walenty Wańkowicz?
Polish painter (1799–1842)
When was Walenty Wańkowicz born?
Walenty Wańkowicz was born on 12 May 1800 in Kaliužyca.
When did Walenty Wańkowicz die?
Walenty Wańkowicz died on 12 May 1842 in Paris.
What was Walenty Wańkowicz's occupation?
Walenty Wańkowicz was a painter and draftsperson.
What nationality was Walenty Wańkowicz?
Walenty Wańkowicz was Russian.
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