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Smuglewicz, Franciszek
(b Warsaw, 6 Oct 1745; d Wilno [Vilnius], 18 Sept 1807). Polish painter. The son of the Warsaw craft painter Lukasz Smuglewicz (1709–80), he was apprenticed to Szymon Czechowicz. Living from 1763 to 1784 in Rome, he initially studied under Anton von Maron and then from 1766 at the Accademia di S Luca on a bursary given by King Stanislas V. Here he became influenced by classicizing academicism, a style to which he remained faithful. He became proficient in fresco painting (e.g. c. 1768 at Rome, St Stanislao dei Polacchi) and at oil portraits (e.g. The Byres Family in Rome, c. 1770–76; London, Brinsley Ford priv. col.). He also did watercolour copies (c. 1770–76) of antique frescoes, being at this time conversant with international antiquarian and collecting circles.
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