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WARSAW IN THE TIME OF FREDERICK CHOPIN
7. MV'/A'KA. i HVC1NAMI,
P'«» ■
IUL. uns. NIEMGBWICZUt&S.
K. w. v.a. *WiWlM,T«NHluwKraLM>M,T*a
ra«Uil, i Towi wof.ki w Wm Pafaa i> AMtrn
treated the state largely as a source of supplies for the huge army. In fact,
the most important person in the Duchy was the French ambassador in SPIEWY
Warsaw. Significantly, the newly established state lacked its own diplo- HISTORYCZNE
matic representation abroad.
There were some moments of glory of the Polish army under the com-
mand of a new national hero, Prince Jozef Poniatowski, then a marshal
of France. In 1809, in the course of a short war with Austria, the Battle of
Raszyn was won and Poniatowski's forces captured Cracow, Lvov and
much of the areas annexed by Austria in the 18th century partitions. After
the Battle of Wagram, the ensuing Treaty of Schonbrunn allowed sig-
nificantly to expand the Duchy's territory southwards. Prince Poniatowski
and his victorious army were honoured with a triumphal arch erected in
the Square of Three Crosses (fig. 14) in Warsaw. In one of the most fa- wr^*
mous Polish books of the 19th century, Spiewy historyczne [Historical WyciJninto w WAHSZAWIE.X
Songs] by Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (fig. 15), the last song is about Prince
Poniatowski, who died a hero's death at the Battle of the Nations near
Leipzig in 181334. Fig. 15. Title page of Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz's
An allegorical aquatint by Jan Ligber (fig. 16)35 depicts the arrival of Napo- Historical Songs (Spiewy historyczne), published
leon in Warsaw and the resultant liberation of the city from the Prussians. in 1816, BNW.
On 18th January 1807, the National Theatre at Krasihski Square staged
Perseus and Andromeda, a lyrical drama by Ludwik Osihski with music Fig. 16. Jan Ligber after Kazimierz Wojniakowski,
by Jozef Eisner, in honour of the emperor. Perseus' rescue of Andromeda Napoleon as Oriens, a banner made for the Na-
from monsters was an obvious allusion to Napoleon freeing Poland from tional Theatre in Warsaw in January 1807, National
the aggressive states who partitioned it. The highlight of the performance Theatre, Warsaw.
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7. MV'/A'KA. i HVC1NAMI,
P'«» ■
IUL. uns. NIEMGBWICZUt&S.
K. w. v.a. *WiWlM,T«NHluwKraLM>M,T*a
ra«Uil, i Towi wof.ki w Wm Pafaa i> AMtrn
treated the state largely as a source of supplies for the huge army. In fact,
the most important person in the Duchy was the French ambassador in SPIEWY
Warsaw. Significantly, the newly established state lacked its own diplo- HISTORYCZNE
matic representation abroad.
There were some moments of glory of the Polish army under the com-
mand of a new national hero, Prince Jozef Poniatowski, then a marshal
of France. In 1809, in the course of a short war with Austria, the Battle of
Raszyn was won and Poniatowski's forces captured Cracow, Lvov and
much of the areas annexed by Austria in the 18th century partitions. After
the Battle of Wagram, the ensuing Treaty of Schonbrunn allowed sig-
nificantly to expand the Duchy's territory southwards. Prince Poniatowski
and his victorious army were honoured with a triumphal arch erected in
the Square of Three Crosses (fig. 14) in Warsaw. In one of the most fa- wr^*
mous Polish books of the 19th century, Spiewy historyczne [Historical WyciJninto w WAHSZAWIE.X
Songs] by Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (fig. 15), the last song is about Prince
Poniatowski, who died a hero's death at the Battle of the Nations near
Leipzig in 181334. Fig. 15. Title page of Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz's
An allegorical aquatint by Jan Ligber (fig. 16)35 depicts the arrival of Napo- Historical Songs (Spiewy historyczne), published
leon in Warsaw and the resultant liberation of the city from the Prussians. in 1816, BNW.
On 18th January 1807, the National Theatre at Krasihski Square staged
Perseus and Andromeda, a lyrical drama by Ludwik Osihski with music Fig. 16. Jan Ligber after Kazimierz Wojniakowski,
by Jozef Eisner, in honour of the emperor. Perseus' rescue of Andromeda Napoleon as Oriens, a banner made for the Na-
from monsters was an obvious allusion to Napoleon freeing Poland from tional Theatre in Warsaw in January 1807, National
the aggressive states who partitioned it. The highlight of the performance Theatre, Warsaw.
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