Jan Van Chelminski
Master of Napoleonic military history paintings
Jan Chełmiński, also known as Jan van Chelminski, born Jan Władysław Chełmiński, was a Polish painter. Chełmiński 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. 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.
Artworks by this artist (13 total)
- Leaving the Castle 1884
- Parforcejagd 1876
- Napoleon’s cavalry
- A Family On Horseback
- Höfischer Ausritt Ca. 1880-90
- A Ride In The Sleigh
- Große höfische Jagdgesellschaft 1877
- Napoleonic Campaign
- Market Day 1886
- The Mishap
- Napoléon’s Army Traversing Somosierra Pass in the Guadarrama Mountains, 1808
- Napoleon leading his army
- A Sleigh Ride