MICHAŁ PŁOŃSKI
(1778 - 1812)

Born in Warsaw. Painter, engraver, drawing artist and caricaturist. Studied art in J. P. Norblin's studio (1795-96 and 1798-99), in Italy (1796-97), and also in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris. In 1810 returned to Warsaw for good. He is known for his lively, humoristic social drawings. Died at the age of 34 in a hospital in Warsaw from mrental illness.