The Bedroom

The décor and furniture of the Bedroom reflect the personality of Prince Józef Poniatowski, owner of
Myślewice. In the interior hangs a portrait of him shown in the uniform
of the Marshal of France with the Star of the Legion of Honour and Star
of the Order of Virtuti Military (made by Josef Grassi), as well as
a painting depicting the Death of Prince Józef Poniatowski in the Depths of the Weisse Elster River,
painted in 1820 by Marcin Zaleski (1796–1877), based on an etching by
Philibert-Louis Debucourt. Noon light shines on the marble bust of
Napoleon Bonaparte sculpted by Joseph Chinard, made in c. 1810. The
whole is complemented with a lithography depicting Prince Józef
Poniatowski.

The furnishing of the room comprises an Empire-style mahogany bed and
a small cabinet (early 19th century), as well as a fireplace screen
adorned with 18th-century fabric, an overbed table with adjustable
height, a small commode, and three chairs inlaid with ivory. On the card
table stands a mahogany casket decorated with a plaque, on which the
names of distinguished Poles have been engraved: Kościuszko, Niemcewicz,
and Kniaziewicz – soldiers who fought on the side of Napoleon
Bonaparte. On the mantelpiece of the sandstone fireplace is a marble
bust of Flora (1784), signed by Jean-Baptiste Watelet, and, on the side
of it, two amphoras made of dark marble are worth noting. In the
Bedroom, visitors will also see a painting of Madonna with Child by Giovanni Battista Salvi, who was known as Sassoferrato, and two landscapes depicting shepherds.