lithograph, paper, 14 x 11 cm
lithograph, paper, 14 x 11 cm in light passe - partout; signed on panel p.d. "M.B."
Battle of Raszyn - fought during the war with Austria (during the Napoleonic Wars) on April 19, 1809 in the area of today's Raszyn municipality by Polish and Saxon troops, commanded by Prince Józef Poniatowski, against a corps of Austrian troops, under the command of Archduke Ferdinand Charles d'Este. As a result, the two sides signed a convention whereby the left bank of Warsaw was ceded to the Austrians, but on terms favorable to the Polish side. The battle remained tactically inconclusive, but from a strategic point of view it proved to be a success for the Poles, as it marked the beginning of a campaign that resulted, among other things, in doubling the area of the Duchy of Warsaw and increasing the Polish armed forces from 14,000 to 60,000 in less than three months.
Michal Bylina (born January 5?/18, 1904 in Worsowka near Kiev, died August 5, 1982 in Warsaw) - Polish painter, graphic artist, illustrator, participant in the defensive war of 1939 and the Warsaw Uprising, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts.
From 1956 he was a professor at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. As an artist, he painted mainly battle scenes celebrating the history of the Polish Armed Forces and historical scenes. He was also involved in illustrating books. His prints include a Polish study of the Kalevala for children by Janina Porazinska.
