A lithograph from the portfolio ‘Small works by J. Rustem’ (Petits ouvrages de J. Rustem). III

When living on the Günther estate at Dobrowlany (now in Belarus), Kazimierz Bachmatowich (1803/8–1837) created a six-sheet folder of lithographs of adaptations of genre scenes by his teacher Jan Rustem (1762–1835). The lithographs were printed in Vilnius in the lithography workshop of Józef Ozemblowski and Anton Klukowski. The series illustrates the immense influence of the work by the drawing professor Jan Rustem on the emergence of Romantic art in Vilnius, especially of his drawings from life which depicted the costumes of all social classes, different types of people, and everyday details. It is clear that Bachmatowicz rendered the drawings by his teacher in his own style, to make them more graceful and idealised.
Text author Rūta Janonienė

When living on the Günther estate at Dobrowlany (now in Belarus), Kazimierz Bachmatowich (1803/8–1837) created a six-sheet folder of lithographs of adaptations of genre scenes by his teacher Jan Rustem (1762–1835). The lithographs were printed in Vilnius in the lithography workshop of Józef Ozemblowski and Anton Klukowski. The series illustrates the immense influence of the work by the drawing professor Jan Rustem on the emergence of Romantic art in Vilnius, especially of his drawings from life which depicted the costumes of all social classes, different types of people, and everyday details. It is clear that Bachmatowicz rendered the drawings by his teacher in his own style, to make them more graceful and idealised.
Text author Rūta Janonienė