Jan Chełmiński, also known as Jan van Chelminski, born Jan Władysław Chełmiński (27 January 1851 – 1925), was a Polish painter.
Life Chełmiński was born in Brzustów. He entered the Munich Academy of Fine Arts on 14 April 1875 (Register: 3144) and worked throughout Europe. From 1895 he lived in New York, though in 1893 he had taken out British citizenship.National Archives: record of naturalisation as a British citizen 1893
He married twice. After divorcing his first wife, Marie Henschel (1858–?), he married Leonie Knoedler, sister of Roland Knoedler, of the famous New York art dealership Knoedler.
Chełmiński was best known in his lifetime for his historical works, especially those dealing with military history and the Napoleonic Wars. Agnieszka Kwiecień, "Żandarm" odzyskany , Kultura i Sztuka, Presspublica, 30-01-2009 (Painting by Jan Władysław Chełmiński from the series „Wojsko Księstwa Warszawskiego” returns to Poland)
See also List of Poles
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External links
Works online Jan Chełmiński, biography at the Kosciuszko Foundation(Wayback Machine) Jan Chełmiński extensive biography, birth certificate, his paintings] Jan Chełmiński exhibition catalogs portrait of Jan Chelminsk(Minnesota Historical Society)