Caption

'On the opening day of the First Polish Sejm' - Pilsudski with Chief of State Józef Pilsudski and Prime Minister Ignacy Jan Paderewski surrounded by a squadron of honour at Castle Square in Warsaw, February 9, 1919. Painter: Feliks Szewczyk (1863–1932). Subject: Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860–1941) and Pilsudski, Józef (1867–1935) in a carriage with a military escort on horseback, likely en route to a service at St. John's Cathedral. Medium: drawing, watercolor. Date: after 1919. Style/genre: Polish drawing, crowd scene, military celebration, 20th century.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A39_138

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Keywords

On opening day First Polish Sejm - Pilsudski Chief State Józef Pilsudski Prime Minister Ignacy Jan Paderewski surrounded squadron honour Castle Square Warsaw February 9 1919 Painter Feliks Szewczyk 1863–1932 Subject Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 Pilsudski Józef 1867–1935 carriage military escort horseback en route service St John's Cathedral Medium drawing watercolor Date Style genre Polish drawing crowd scene military celebration 20th century winter street scene group riders horses horse-drawn carriage moving snowy square front row large buildings pale tones cream light brown darker shadows wear dark coats caps shades brown gray dark almost black visible wooden wheels muted brown purple tones passengers wearing dark clothing top hat buildings painted soft pastel colors pale yellow warm beige muted pink white snow roofs ledges tall column monument near center darker red brown tones crowd figures stands right suggested washes muted blue touches red leafless trees dusted snow left pale grays whites sky soft grayish lavender foreground shadows pale blues grays creamy white.