Maximilian Cercha

Maximilian (also spelled Maksymilian) Cercha (1818–1907) was a Polish painter and drawer.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} He was the nephew of Ezechiel Cercha (1790–1820) and the father of Stanisław Cercha [pl] (1867–1919).^[6]

Maximilian Cercha
Pakosław z Mstyczowa Lithograph by Maximilian Cercha
Born	(1818-10-12)12 October 1818 Kraków
Died	29 June 1907(1907-06-29) (aged 88) Kraków
Burial place	Rakowicki Cemetery
Occupation(s)	painter drawer

Life

Cercha was born on (1818-10-12)12 October 1818 in Kraków. He studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts and at the Painting and Drawing School at the Technical Institute in Kraków with Karol Ceptowski [pl], Jan Nepomucen Głowacki and Wojciech Stattler.^[6]

Cercha died in Kraków on (1907-06-29)29 June 1907 and was buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery. Among Cercha's students are his son, Stanisław Cercha, and Stanisław Tarnowski.