Teofil Kwiatkowski

Teofil Antoni Jaksa of Griffins Kwiatkowski was a Polish painter.

Life

Kwiatkowski participated in the November 1830 Uprising. After its suppression, he emigrated to France. He stayed in a facility for Polish war refugees in Avallon till 1832. He then attended painting studies held by Léon Cogniet.
Kwiatkowski was a close friend to Adam Mickiewicz and Frédéric Chopin.
His artistic work includes many images of Frédéric Chopin, including a picture of him playing at a ball at Paris's Hôtel Lambert and Chopin on His Deathbed. He presented fantastic illustrations for Chopin musical pieces.