Gembarzewski studied art at the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Art during the 19th Century and was an accomplished painter. He is best known for his studies on the military uniform of the Polish fighting men from the 9th Century through the January uprising of 1863.
He was one of the organizers of the Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw and its first director. His work is considered legendary in Poland. Most of his original watercolors were lost or destroyed during the Warsaw uprising of 1944 and the destruction of the city by the Germans following the uprising. During the postwar period the government published several volumes of his works mostly from microfiche. His remaining watercolors are mostly in possession of the Polish Army Museum.
These prints were scanned from the original prints in the Le Sabretache journals that were printed in 1895. Each print has been carefully restored to all its original color and vibrancy and enlarged approximately 50 %. The notes to this series of prints were written by Dr. David Stefancic of St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. Dr. Stefancic is one of the most knowledgeable and dedicated historians of the Polish military in the United States today.
Cat. No. GPL 9 prints $12.95
1. "Guard Duty" 2. "The Report" 3."Before the Parade" 4. "Off to the Parade" 5. "The Taylor holds court" 6. "Sharing Battle Tales 7. The Lithuanian Scouts 8. The Lithuanian Tartars 9. Officers Headdress
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