Walenty Wańkowicz
Walenty Wańkowicz was a Russian painter and draftsperson (1800–1842). He was born in Kaliužyca and died in Paris.
Also recorded as Walenty Wankowicz · Valenty Vankovich
Walenty Wańkowicz · Public domain
Biography
The authorities additionally record the headings Walenty Wankowicz and Valenty Vankovich. His recorded languages were Polish, Russian and Belarusian.
He was the child of Melchior Wańkowicz and Scholastyka Gorecka. 2 children are recorded: Adam Wańkowicz and Jan Edward Wańkowicz. Other recorded relations include Ludwik Tadeusz Zambrzycki.
Walenty Wańkowicz is recorded as having studied at Jesuit College in Polotsk, Imperial University of Vilna and Imperial Academy of Arts.
Walenty Wańkowicz studied at Jesuit College in Polotsk, Imperial University of Vilna and Imperial Academy of Arts. Training under Jan Rustem is recorded. The recorded working language is Polish, Russian and Belarusian.
The field of work recorded is painting.
Residence is recorded at Saint Petersburg.
Works named in the authority record are Portrait of Adam Mickiewicz on the Ayu-Dag Cliff.
Work by Walenty Wańkowicz is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Kraków, National Museum in Warsaw, Lithuanian National Museum of Art and Polish Library in Paris.
Pomnik Walentego Wańkowicza w Mińsku.
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Cimetière de Montmartre-Division 7-Tombe de Louis Zambrzycki (1803-1834) et de Valentin Wańkowicz (1800-1842)
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1799
Portrait of Andrzej Towiański (1799–1878), dated 1830, held by National Museum in Warsaw.
1800
Walenty Wańkowicz was born in 1800 at Kaliužyca.
1804
Portrait of Stanisław Chomiński (1804-1886)., dated 1824, held by National Museum in Warsaw.
1824
Portrait of Stanisław Chomiński (1804-1886). (National Museum in Warsaw).
1828
Portrait of Adam Mickiewicz on the Ayu-Dag Cliff (National Museum in Warsaw).
1828
Portrait of Adam Mickiewicz on the Ayu-Dag Cliff, dated 1828, held by National Museum in Warsaw.
1828
Portrait of a pianist Maria Szymanowska., dated 1828, held by Polish Library in Paris.
1830
Portrait of Andrzej Towiański (1799–1878) (National Museum in Warsaw).
1831
Portrait of Karolina Towiańska. (National Museum in Warsaw).
1831
Portrait of Karolina Towiańska., dated 1831, held by National Museum in Warsaw.
1833
Wife's portrait with children, dated 1833, held by National Museum in Warsaw.
1834
Napoleon at bonfire (National Museum in Warsaw).
1834
Napoleon at bonfire, dated 1834, held by National Museum in Warsaw.
1835
Singers of the Vilnius Cathedral., dated 1835, held by National Museum in Warsaw.
1838
Portrait of Karol Lipiński, dated 1838, held by National Museum in Warsaw.
1842
Walenty Wańkowicz died in 1842 at Paris.
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- Saint Petersburg
- Paris
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Kaliužyca
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scholarly publication
- Wańkowicz niedoczytany, Porównania, 2025
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2025
- Wańkowicz, Walenty, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1795226: Walenty Wańkowicz
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- “Walenty Wańkowicz”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
Wańkowicz niedoczytany, Porównania, 2025Crossref registry
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Wańkowicz, Walenty, Oxford Art Online, 2003Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1795226: Walenty WańkowiczWikimedia Foundation
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Formation and teaching. Wańkowicz studied at Jesuit College in Polotsk, Imperial University of Vilna and Imperial Academy of Arts. He trained under Jan Rustem.
Recognition and collections
Work by Walenty Wańkowicz is
National Museum in Kraków, National Museum in Warsaw, Lithuanian National Museum of Art and Polish Library in Paris
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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