Published: 2023-12-30

Portret Franciszka Piłsudskiego jako kawalera Orderu Opatrzności Bożej. Przyczynek do rozważań na temat odznaczenia związanego z porwaniem króla Stanisława Augusta

Agnieszka Skrodzka
Artifex Novus
Section: Artykuły tematyczne
https://doi.org/10.21697/an.13470

Abstract

This article is devoted to the portrait of Franciszek Piłsudski (1707–1791), a distant relative of Marshal Józef Piłsudski. The painting probably dates from the mid-18th century. It is the only currently known image of a Polish knight of the Order of Divine Providence depicting the Grand Cross of the Order of Providence. The author introduces the figure of Franciszek Piłsudski, portraying him as an able and efficient manager and statesman, rapidly climbing the ranks of his political career. Franciszek Piłsudski was consolidating his position in the highest social circles with the help of artistic foundations, which was also the purpose of the portrait he commissioned at the beginning of his civilian career. By displaying his decorations on the portrait, he showed himself to be a devoted supporter of Stanislaus Augustus. This attitude was particularly emphasised by the Order of Providence, which was associated with the episode of the king’s abduction and rescue. Thanks to the author's research, it turned out that at least 60 people in Stanisław Augusts’ Poland became chevaliers of the Order of Providence, and these were mostly royal supporters. It was possible to establish that this was a Saxon decoration, also known as the Order of St. Joachim.

Keywords:

Pilsudski Franciszek, Polish portrait, Divine Providence, Order of Divine Providence, Order of St. Joachim, Stanisław August, kidnapping of Stanisław August

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Skrodzka, A. (2023). Portret Franciszka Piłsudskiego jako kawalera Orderu Opatrzności Bożej. Przyczynek do rozważań na temat odznaczenia związanego z porwaniem króla Stanisława Augusta. Artifex Novus, (7), 264–298. https://doi.org/10.21697/an.13470

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