The Death of Cyprian Godebski at Raszyn

The Death of Cyprian Godebski at Raszyn is an 1855 history painting by the Polish artist January Suchodolski.

[1] It depicts the Battle of Raszyn on 19 April 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars, specifically the death of the Polish writer and soldier Cyprian Godebski.

[2] At the outbreak of the War of the Fifth Coalition, Austria launched an invasion of the French-backed Grand Duchy of Warsaw.

Polish forces of the Grand Duchy led by Józef Poniatowski rallied against them at Raszyn.

Suchodolski was a noted painter of battle scenes, who had been a pupil of Horace Vernet.