Dutch Horses from the ealy 1800s - Pieter Gerardus van Os

 Salvete Omnes, 

when I was preparing  my  post about the Dutch horses in the XIX century art by Anton Mauve's brushwork  I looked up his teachers and teacher's father . One of teachers was Pieter Frederik van Os whose father was  Pieter Gerardus van Os.

Pieter van Os lived during the Napoleonic Wars and in 1813-14 he was a militia officer, a captain, and he participated in the warfare, like the siege of Naarden.

here are some of his horse and cow paintings and prints

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Aleksander Orlowski - The Persians

 Salvete Omnes,

today a little artwork  of this Polish expatriate - Aleksander Orlowski - 

two Persian ladies on pilgrimage - a fine mule is their beast of burden

During this Saint Petersburg period (1802-1832) he painted, drew and printed many subjects -  I would like to bring your attention to the Persians in his art:

Polish National library says this is a wife of Persian sultan

enjoy these images done during the early XIX century by our Polish artist (or based on his work by other engravers etc).

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Maslowski & his brushes & pencils

 Salvete Omnes,

 

today just some beautiful art from a Polish  artist named  Stanislaw Maslowski (1853 -1926).

He was a scion of a lesser Polish noble family with a rather unusual coat of arms - Samson.
His maternal grandfather, Wincenty Danielewicz(1787-1878) Ostoja coat of arms,  was a chevau-leger lancer of the 1st Polish Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment of the Imperial Guard, for his bravery and heroic actions pan Danielewicz was awarded a Legion of Honor.  

 

 

Pan Stanislaw Maslowski being a working artists also was moved by his passions for art history, especially by the  Italian and French art histories and writings, and this passion resulted in his translation of Giorgio Vasari's famous work The Lives (see the link - :) ) from Italian to Polish.

 

 and this beautiful piece

Pan Stanislaw was also a book illustrator - eg a historical fiction by Walery Przyborowski, Adyutant Naczelnego Wodza( Adjutant of the Supreme Commander) .

enjoy

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