Juliusz Fortunat Kossak was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses. He was the progenitor of an artistic family that spanned
Juliusz Kossak, before 1899
Juliusz Kossak, The Relief of Smolensk by Polish forces during the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18). The painting reflects a historic period when Poles could face Russians on equal terms, unlike their subservient position in the painter's lifetime. Watercolor.
Juliusz Kossak, by Wyczółkowski
Wojciech Horacy Kossak was a Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of artists and writers. He was the son of painter Juliusz Kossak, and twin brother of freedom fighter Tadeusz Kos
Juliusz Kossak
…specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses. He was the progenitor of an artistic family that spanned four generations, father of painter Wojciech Kossak and grandfather of painter Jerzy Kossak. Juliusz Kossak grew up in Lwów (then known as Lemberg and ruled by Austria). He obtained a degree in law at…
Wojciech Kossak, self-portrait.
Kossak's Piłsudski on Horseback, 1928, National Museum, Warsaw—one of the most popular artistic portrayals of Piłsudski
Kossak's Olszynka Grochowska, ca 1931 National Museum, Warsaw
A sketch of Tadeusz Kościuszko by Kossak for the Racławice Panorama