Teofil Kwiatkowski

Teofil Antoni Jaksa of Griffins Kwiatkowski (February 21, 1809 in Pułtusk – August 14, 1891 in Avallon, France) was a Polish painter.

[1] He stayed in a facility for Polish war refugees in Avallon till 1832.

He then attended painting studies held by Léon Cogniet.

Kwiatkowski was a close friend to Adam Mickiewicz and Frédéric Chopin.

His artistic work includes many images of Frédéric Chopin, including a picture of him playing at a ball at Paris's Hôtel Lambert and Chopin on His Deathbed (1849).

Frédéric Chopin playing at Paris's Hôtel Lambert . Vaulting ( background ) is temporary stage scenery. Watercolor and gouache by Teofil Kwiatkowski.
Chopin on His Deathbed , by Teofil Kwiatkowski, 1849, commissioned by Jane Stirling . Chopin sits in bed, in presence of (from left) Aleksander Jełowicki , Chopin's sister Ludwika, Marcelina Czartoryska , Wojciech Grzymała , Teofil Kwiatkowski.