Teofil KWIATKOWSKI (1809-1891) Frédéric Chopin on his deathbed, 1849 Graphite. Signed, dated 17 8bre 1849 and located Paryz [Paris] in the center. Label on back of frame: "Collection Stanislaw Spinalski". 14 x 17.5 cm Teofil Kwiatkowski, like many Poles, took refuge in France after the failure of the November 1830 uprising. Like Frédéric Chopin, he frequented the Czartoryski circle and the Hôtel Lambert. The painter rubbed shoulders with the composer and accompanied him until his death. As a witness to his final moments, he immortalized them in several drawings, all bearing the fatal date of October 17, 1849. Fryderyk Chopin, Fryderyk Chopin na łożu śmierci, 1849.