Selected dates:
1840
Born in the village of Dembrovo near Shchuchin (Russian Empire, today the Republic of Belarus).
1863—1864
He took part in the uprising, for which he was exiled to the Urals. There he began to write.
1869
After returning, he lives in Warsaw, where he studies in the Drawing Class of the artist Wojciech Gerson.
1873—1875
Continues painting studies in Munich.
1876—1877
Lives in France, exhibits his paintings in Parisian salons.
From 1877
Lives mainly in Warsaw.
From 1890
Starts teaching at the private school of drawing and carving Posvikova.
1916
Died in Warsaw.