Wojciech Kossak

Wojciech Kossak  (–1942)
	Alternative names	Adalbert Kossak
	Description	Polish painter, graphic artistle typographer
	Date of birth/death	31 Tshitwe 1857	29 Phupu 1942
	Location of birth/death	Paris	Kraków
	Work location	Paris (1877); Russia; Vienna; Munich (1873–1876); Berlin (1895–1902); Warsaw (1913–1921); United States of America (1923–1924); United States of America (1928–1932)
	Authority file	: Q727637 VIAF: 47561842 ISNI: 0000000110262854 ULAN: 500022832 Open Library: OL1203578A LCCN: n84020599 GND: 118988832 SUDOC: 158502469 BNF: 11970551k NKC: xx0076037 RKD: 46020 J9U: 987007500714105171 Koninklijke: 070623821 WorldCat

creator QS:P170,Q727637

Wojciech Kossak (1857-1942) was a Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of painters and writers. He is best known for paintings depicting the history of the Polish army, and notable battles of Central and Eastern Europe. Among his most famous paintings is the monumental "Racławice Panorama" (Panorama Racławicka).

• 
  Self-portrait in uhlan uniform

  label QS:Len,"Self-portrait in uhlan uniform"

  label QS:Lpl,"Autoportret w mundurze ułańskim"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1878, 150 × 100 cm
• 
  Self-portrait with palette

  label QS:Len,"Self-portrait with palette"

  label QS:Lpl,"Autoportret z paletą"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1893, 154 × 106 cm, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  Self-portrait with a horse on the hunt

  label QS:Len,"Self-portrait with a horse on the hunt"

  label QS:Lpl,"Autoportret z koniem na polowaniu"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1924, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)

Military art

Battles

• 
  Clash between Polish insurgents and Russian cuirassiers on bridge in Warsaw's Łazienki Park

  label QS:Len,"Clash between Polish insurgents and Russian cuirassiers on bridge in Warsaw's Łazienki Park"

  label QS:Lpl,"Starcie belwederczyków z kirasjerami rosyjskimi na moście w Łazienkach"

  ,
  1890s

  date QS:P,+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
• 
  November Night

  label QS:Len,"November Night"

  label QS:Lpl,"Noc listopadowa"
• 
  Reminiscence of Childhood—Charge of the Circassians down Krakowskie Przedmieście

  label QS:Len,"Reminiscence of Childhood—Charge of the Circassians down Krakowskie Przedmieście"

  label QS:Lpl,"Wspomnienie z dzieciństwa – Szarża Czerkiesów po Krakowskim Przedmieściu"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1891, The Polish Museum of America, Chicago
• 
  Polish Light Horse Guard in Wagram, 1809

  label QS:Len,"Polish Light Horse Guard in Wagram, 1809"

  label QS:Lpl,"Szwoleżerowie gwardii w Wagram, 1809"

  label QS:Lfr,"Les chevau-légers polonais de la Garde à Wagram, 1809"

  ,
  1893
• 
  Taking into captivity companion armored - an episode from the Swedish War

  label QS:Len,"Taking into captivity companion armored - an episode from the Swedish War"

  label QS:Lpl,"Wzięcie do niewoli towarzysza pancernego - epizod z wojny szwedzkiej"

  ,
  1894
• 
  Jabłonowski's Battery at Jerozolimskie Gate

  label QS:Len,"Jabłonowski's Battery at Jerozolimskie Gate"

  label QS:Lpl,"Bateria Jabłonowskiego na rogatkach Jerozolimskich"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1897, 65 × 115 cm, Private collection

  institution QS:P195,Q768717
• 
  After the Battle of Zieleńce in 1792

  label QS:Len,"After the Battle of Zieleńce in 1792"

  label QS:Lpl,"Po bitwie pod Zieleńcami w 1792"

  ,
  1898
• 
  The Battle of Zorndorf (1758)

  label QS:Len,"The Battle of Zorndorf (1758)"

  label QS:Lpl,"Bitwa pod Zorndorf (1758)"

  label QS:Luk,"Битва близ Цорндорфа (1758)"

  ,
  1899
• 
  Emilia Plater in skirmish near Szawle

  label QS:Len,"Emilia Plater in skirmish near Szawle"

  label QS:Lpl,"Emilia Plater w potyczce pod Szawlami"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1904, 60 × 90 cm, Private collection

  institution QS:P195,Q768717
• 
  Charge the russian battery of Stoczek

  label QS:Len,"Charge the russian battery of Stoczek"

  label QS:Lpl,"Szarża na baterie rosyjskie pod Stoczkiem"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1907, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  Teutonic Knights' apostolate

  label QS:Len,"Teutonic Knights' apostolate"

  label QS:Lpl,"Apostolstwo krzyżackie"

  ,
  1909
• 
  Battle of Raszyn (1809)

  label QS:Len,"Battle of Raszyn (1809)"

  label QS:Lpl,"Bitwa pod Raszynem (1809)"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1913, 189.5 × 398 cm, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  Chłopicki with the staff near Olszynka

  label QS:Len,"Chłopicki with the staff near Olszynka"

  label QS:Lpl,"Chłopicki ze sztabem pod Olszynką"

  ,
  1914
• 
  Gen. Sowiński on earthworks of Wola

  label QS:Len,"Gen. Sowiński on earthworks of Wola"

  label QS:Lpl,"Gen. Sowiński na szańcach Woli"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1922, 200 × 376 cm, Polish Army Museum
• 
  Kościuszko with kosynierzy

  label QS:Len,"Kościuszko with kosynierzy"

  label QS:Lpl,"Kościuszko z kosynierami"

  ,
  1924
• 
  Battle of Kircholm

  label QS:Len,"Battle of Kircholm"

  label QS:Lpl,"Kircholm"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1925, 200 × 400 cm, Polish Army Museum
• 
  Lwów Eaglets - defenders of the cemetery

  label QS:Len,"Lwów Eaglets - defenders of the cemetery"

  label QS:Lpl,"Orlęta - obrona cmentarza"

  label QS:Luk,"Орлята - оборона цвинтаря"

  ,
  1926, 90 × 120 cm, Polish Army Museum
• 
  Battle of Stoczek

  label QS:Len,"Battle of Stoczek"

  label QS:Lpl,"Bitwa pod Stoczkiem"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1927, 80 × 145 cm
• 
  Olszynka Grochowska

  label QS:Len,"Olszynka Grochowska"

  label QS:Lpl,"Olszynka Grochowska"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1928, 95 × 135 cm, Polish Army Museum
• 
  Grunwald

  label QS:Len,"Grunwald"

  label QS:Lpl,"Grunwald"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1931, 350 × 400 cm, Polish Army Museum
• 
  Charge of Rokitna

  label QS:Len,"Charge of Rokitna"

  label QS:Lpl,"Szarża pod Rokitną"

  
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1934, 101 × 140 cm, Polish Army Museum
• 
  Battle of Niemen (fragment)

  label QS:Len,"Battle of Niemen (fragment)"

  label QS:Lpl,"Bitwa nad Niemnem (fragment)"

  ,
  1935
• 
  Battle of Montmirail, 1814

  label QS:Len,"Battle of Montmirail, 1814"

  label QS:Lpl,"Bitwa pod Montmirail, 1814"

  ,
  1935

• 
  Ulan against cossack

  label QS:Len,"Ulan against cossack"

  label QS:Lpl,"Ułan w walce z kozakiem"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1900, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  Battle of Raszyn 1809, Victory!

  label QS:Len,"Battle of Raszyn 1809, Victory!"

  label QS:Lpl,"Bitwa pod Raszynem (1809), Zwycięstwo!"

  ,
  1913
• 
  Polish light-horseman against prussian hussar

  label QS:Len,"Polish light-horseman against prussian hussar"

  label QS:Lpl,"Szwoleżer polski w walce z huzarem pruskim"

  label QS:Lfr,"Chevau-léger polonais contre hussard prussien"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1914, 58 × 47 cm, Private collection

  institution QS:P195,Q768717
• 
  The vision of Napoleon near Somosierra

  label QS:Len,"The vision of Napoleon near Somosierra"

  label QS:Lpl,"Wizja Napoleona pod Samosierrą"

  , 1916

Panorama Berezyna

• 
  Napoleon's forces crossing the Berezina

  label QS:Len,"Napoleon's forces crossing the Berezina"

  label QS:Lpl,"Przejście wojsk Napoleona przez Berezynę"

  , 1895
• 
  Artillery in retreat

  label QS:Len,"Artillery in retreat"

  label QS:Lpl,"Artyleria w odwrocie"

  ,
  1896
• 
  Camp fire

  label QS:Len,"Camp fire"

  label QS:Lpl,"Ogień obozowy"

  ,
  1896
• 
  Retreat of the Grand Army

  label QS:Len,"Retreat of the Grand Army"

  label QS:Lpl,"Odwrót Wielkiej Armii"

  ,
  1896
• 
  Burning of Standarts before Napoleon

  label QS:Len,"Burning of Standarts before Napoleon"

  label QS:Lpl,"Palenie sztandarów przed Napoleonem"

  ,
  1896
• 
  Standard-bearer

  label QS:Len,"Standard-bearer"

  label QS:Lpl,"Poczet sztandarowy"

  ,
  1896

Panorama Somosierra

• 
  Charge in the gorge Samosierra

  label QS:Len,"Charge in the gorge Samosierra"

  label QS:Lpl,"Szarża w wąwozie Somosierry"

  ,
  1907
• 
  Silenced battery

  label QS:Len,"Silenced battery"

  label QS:Lpl,"Bateria zamilkła"

  ,
  1909
• 
  Chevau legere polonais

  label QS:Len,"Chevau legere polonais"

  label QS:Lpl,"Szwoleżer gwardii polskiej"

  ,
  1910

Battle of the Pyramids

• 
  Battle of the Pyramids

  label QS:Len,"Battle of the Pyramids"

  label QS:Lpl,"Bitwa pod piramidami"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1896, 70 × 105 cm, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  Battle of the Pyramids (fragment)

  label QS:Len,"Battle of the Pyramids (fragment)"

  label QS:Lpl,"Bitwa pod Piramidami (fragment)"

  ,
  1911
• 
  Napoleon and Sphinx

  label QS:Len,"Napoleon and Sphinx"

  label QS:Lpl,"Napoleon i sfinks"

  ,
  1911
• 
  Hussar on camel

  label QS:Len,"Hussar on camel"

  label QS:Lpl,"Huzar na wielbłądzie"

  ,
  1912

Others military art

• 
  "Armoured" banner cavalry captain Józef Hulewicz

  label QS:Len,""Armoured" banner cavalry captain Józef Hulewicz"

  label QS:Lpl,"Chorągiew pancerna rotmistrza Józefa Hulewicza"

  ,
  1903
• 
  Jan Kiliński leading Russian prisoners through the streets of Warsaw

  label QS:Len,"Jan Kiliński leading Russian prisoners through the streets of Warsaw"

  label QS:Lpl,"Jan Kiliński prowadzi jeńców rosyjskich przez ulice Warszawy"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1908, 71 × 97 cm, Muzeum Śląska Opolskiego, Opole
• 
  Two Swords

  label QS:Len,"Two Swords"

  label QS:Lpl,"Dwa miecze"

  ,
  circa 1909

  date QS:P,+1909-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
• 
  Tadeusz Kościuszko takes oath as leader of Kościuszko Uprising (1794) in Kraków market square

  label QS:Len,"Tadeusz Kościuszko takes oath as leader of Kościuszko Uprising (1794) in Kraków market square"

  label QS:Lpl,"Przysięga Kościuszki na Rynku w Krakowie w dniu 24 marca 1794 roku"

  ,
  1911
• 
  Encounter on the village road

  label QS:Len,"Encounter on the village road"

  label QS:Lpl,"Spotkanie na drodze"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1922, 49.5 × 69.5 cm, Private collection

  institution QS:P195,Q768717
• 
  Regiment of Husaria before king John Sobieski by Vienna

  label QS:Len,"Regiment of Husaria before king John Sobieski by Vienna"

  label QS:Lpl,"Oddział husarii przed Janem III Sobieskim pod Wiedniem"

  ,
  1925
• 
  Ulans exporting prisoners on forest road

  label QS:Len,"Ulans exporting prisoners on forest road"

  label QS:Lpl,"Ułani eksportujący jeńców na leśnej drodze"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1927, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  Marriage Poland to the Sea

  label QS:Len,"Marriage Poland to the Sea"

  label QS:Lpl,"Zaślubiny Polski z morzem"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1931
• 
  Fantasia

  label QS:Len,"Fantasia"

  label QS:Lpl,"Fantazja"

  ,
  1933
• 
  Soldier with horse

  label QS:Len,"Soldier with horse"

  label QS:Lpl,"Żołnierz z koniem"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1937, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)

• 
  Napoleon on the battlefield

  label QS:Len,"Napoleon on the battlefield"

  label QS:Lpl,"Napoleon na pobojowisku"

  label QS:Lde,"Napoleon auf dem Schlachtfeld"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1910, 91 × 76 cm
• 
  Long live the Emperor!

  label QS:Len,"Long live the Emperor!"

  label QS:Lpl,"Niech żyje cesarz!"

  label QS:Lfr,"Vive l'Empereur!"

  ,
  1914
• 
  Scouting horse

  label QS:Len,"Scouting horse"

  label QS:Lpl,"Zwiad konny"

  ,
  1932, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  Hetman Żółkiewski and his winged hussars

  label QS:Len,"Hetman Żółkiewski and his winged hussars"

  label QS:Lpl,"Hetman Żółkiewski z husarią"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1936

• 
  Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard in Russia, 1812

  label QS:Len,"Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard in Russia, 1812"

  label QS:Lpl,"Szwoleżer gwardii w Rosji, 1812"

  label QS:Lfr,"Chasseur à cheval de la Garde impériale en Russie, 1812."

  ,
  1896 - 1917

  date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1896-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1917-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
• 
  Legionnaire guarding Russian prisoners

  label QS:Len,"Legionnaire guarding Russian prisoners"

  label QS:Lpl,"Legionista pilnujący rosyjskich jeńców"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1916, 67 × 57 cm, Muzeum Józefa Piłsudskiego w Sulejówku
• 
  Uhlan with his horse

  label QS:Len,"Uhlan with his horse"

  label QS:Lpl,"Ułan z koniem"

  label QS:Lfr,"Uhlan avec son cheval"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1917, 51 × 40.5 cm
• 
  Lwów Eaglet

  label QS:Len,"Lwów Eaglet"

  label QS:Lpl,"Orlę lwowskie"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1933, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)

Others

• 
  Imperial hunting in Gödöllő

  label QS:Len,"Imperial hunting in Gödöllő"

  label QS:Lpl,"Polowanie cesarskie w Gödöllő"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1887, 111 × 194 cm, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  The rapacious Vassal

  label QS:Len,"The rapacious Vassal"

  label QS:Lpl,"Drapieżny lennik"

  ,
  1909
• 
  Prussian deportations

  label QS:Len,"Prussian deportations"

  label QS:Lpl,"Rugi pruskie"

  ,
  1909
• 
  Se-polish:

  Ucieczka koni przed wilkiem

  label QS:Lpl,"Ucieczka koni przed wilkiem"

  ,
  ,oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1937, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)

Portraits

Female portraits

• 
  The artist's sisters

  label QS:Len,"The artist's sisters"

  label QS:Lpl,"Siostry artysty"
• 
  Artist's wife Maria z Kisielnickich Kossakowa

  label QS:Len,"Artist's wife Maria z Kisielnickich Kossakowa"

  label QS:Lpl,"Żona artysty Maria z Kisielnickich Kossakowa"

  ,
  1884
• 
  Zofia Hoesickowa

  , 1909
• 
  Portrait of a lady in a chair

  label QS:Len,"Portrait of a lady in a chair"

  label QS:Lpl,"Portret pani w fotelu"

  , 1909
• 
  Archduchess Maria Teresa Habsburg

  label QS:Len,"Archduchess Maria Teresa Habsburg"

  label QS:Lpl,"Arcyksiężna Maria Teresa Habsburg"

  ,
  1911
• 
  Portrait of a Lady translate

  label QS:Lit,"Ritratto di Gentildonna"

  label QS:Lhu,"Hölgy portréja"

  label QS:Lpl,"Portret damy"

  label QS:Lsl,"Portret dame"

  label QS:Lnl,"Portret van een dame"

  label QS:Lru,"Портрет дамы"

  label QS:Les,"Retrato de una dama"

  label QS:Lde,"Bildnis einer Dame"

  label QS:Lpt,"Retrato de uma senhora"

  label QS:Lbe,"Партрэт дамы"

  label QS:Lfr,"Portrait d'une dame"

  label QS:Lmk,"Портрет на дама"

  label QS:Len,"Portrait of a Lady"

  , 1913
• 
  The woman in the chair

  label QS:Len,"The woman in the chair"

  label QS:Lpl,"Kobieta w fotelu"

  ,
  1923
• 
  Magdalena Samozwaniec

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1923, 98 × 78 cm
• 
  Mrs. Moszczeńska

  label QS:Len,"Mrs. Moszczeńska"

  label QS:Lpl,"Pani Moszczeńska"

  ,
  1925
• 
  Portrait of countess Szulczewska

  label QS:Len,"Portrait of countess Szulczewska"

  label QS:Lpl,"Portret hrabiny Szulczewskiej"

  , 1925
• 
  The woman in the chair

  label QS:Len,"The woman in the chair"

  label QS:Lpl,"Kobieta w fotelu"

  ,
  1928
• 
  Jadwiga Hockbeil

  ,
  1928
• 
  The Goose Girl

  label QS:Len,"The Goose Girl"

  label QS:Lpl,"Gęsiarka"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1932, 33.5 × 24 cm
• 
  Maria Pawlikowska

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1934, 52 × 43 cm

Equestran portraits

• 
  Elżbieta Potocka
• 
  Portrait of Maria from Skrzyńscy Sobańska on a horseback

  label QS:Len,"Portrait of Maria from Skrzyńscy Sobańska on a horseback"

  label QS:Lpl,"Portret Marii ze Skrzyńskich Sobańskiej na koniu"

  ,
  1907
• 
  Equestrian portrait of translate Maria Zandbangowa

  ,
  1913

Male portraits

• 
  Stanisław Jędrzejowicz

  , 1909
• 
  Archduke Karol Stefan Habsburg

  label QS:Len,"Archduke Karol Stefan Habsburg"

  label QS:Lpl,"Arcyksiążę Karol Stefan Habsburg"

  ,
  1911
• 
  Bronisław Krystall

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1923, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  Marshall Józef Piłsudski

  label QS:Len,"Marshall Józef Piłsudski"

  label QS:Lpl,"Marszałek Józef Piłsudski"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1928, 54.7 × 42.3 cm, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  Marshall Józef Piłsudski on Kasztanka

  label QS:Len,"Marshall Józef Piłsudski on Kasztanka"

  label QS:Lpl,"Marszałek Józef Piłsudski na Kasztance"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1928, 108.5 × 92.5 cm, National Museum in Warsaw (MNW)
• 
  Portrait of Stefan Zamoyski with a horse

  label QS:Len,"Portrait of Stefan Zamoyski with a horse"

  label QS:Lpl,"Portret Stefana Zamoyskiego z koniem"

  ,
  oil on canvas

  medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259

  , 1929, 139 × 102 cm
• 
  General Kazimierz Sosnkowski

  ,
  circa 1939

  date QS:P,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902

Note: more to move from English wiki, see gallery at Wojciech Kossak

See also

• Jerzy Kossak
• Juliusz Kossak