format: 17 x 17 cm in light passe-partout,woodcut on paper, signed "Maleszewski" on panel medr. d.
Tytus Maleszewski (born 1827 in Sieradz, died 1898 in Warsaw[1]) - Polish painter, draughtsman and pastelist, creator of many portraits.He was the son of court writer Marcin Maleszewski and Franciszka, née Kozarska. From 1844 to 1850 he studied at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts, studying under Aleksander Kokular, Rafał Hadziewicz, Ksawery Kaniewski, Jan Feliks Piwarski and Marcin Zaleski. He then worked in Kalisz as a drawing teacher, while later he traveled around the country, earning money by portraying. During his travels he also made drawing documentation of regional costumes and human types.He continued his studies in 1856-1858 in Paris, in the studio of Léon Cogniet; at the same time Wojciech Gerson also studied with this painter. In France, Maleszewski became friends with Cyprian Kamil Norwid; the poet's 1857 poem, To Titus M., is a humorous excuse for not posing for a portrait.
