Franciszek Smuglewicz

Franciszek Smuglewicz (Lithuanian: Pranciškus Smuglevičius;[1][2] 6 October 1745 – 18 September 1807) was a Polish-Lithuanian draughtsman and painter.

In 1763 Franciszek journeyed to Rome, where he began the study of fine arts under the tutorship of Anton von Maron.

In 1765 he received a royal scholarship from the King of Poland Stanisław August Poniatowski and was admitted into the Saint Lucas Academy.

A classicist, but under strong influence of the Polish baroque,[citation needed] Smuglewicz became a notable representative of historical paintings, a genre that dominated the fine arts of Poland throughout the 19th century.

Around 1790 he started working on a series of sketches and lithographies inspired by Adam Naruszewicz's History of the Polish Nation.

[6] A tutor of generations of Polish-Lithuanian painters, Smuglewicz devoted himself to historical paintings in the latter years of his life.