Painted by unknown 20 cent. Lithuanian artist, 1911.

Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNDM), T-416

On 2 April 1850 at Šėta Church Fr Piotr Baniewicz christened the son of Stanisław Montwiłł and Aleksandra Dowgiałło-Montwiłł Józef (‘Joseph’). The boy was born at Mitėniškiai Manor on 21 March 1850.

2 April 1850, in Russian.

LVIA, f. 669, ap. 1, b. 1133, fos 301v–302, §44

Printed matter, written document. Vilnius, 1861, in Russian.

LVIA, f. 574, ap. 1, b. 479, fos 7v–8

Printed matter, written document. Vilnius, 1861/1862 School Year, in Russian.

LVIA, f. 574, ap. 1, b. 482, fos 3v–4

J. Montwiłł arrived from the University of St Petersburg to Berlin where he studied in the Philosophy Faculty of the Friedrich Wilhelm University from 23 October 1872. On 14 January 1874 he was sent down “for lack of diligence”.

Written document. Berlin, Academic Year 1872/1874, in German.

Universitätsarchiv der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Rektor und Senat, Matrikelbuch, Matrikel-Nr. 138/63. Rektorat; Studentenliste der Philosophischen Fakultät, 59–68. Rektorat.

Drafted by the architect, Cyprian Maculewicz.

Sketches. Vilnius, 24 July 1889 (stables and woodshed), 20 April 1892 (pergola), in Russian.

LVIA, f. 938, ap. 4, b. 1888, fos 3v–4, 9

Printed material, written document. Vilnius, 1895, in Russian.

LVIA, f. 938, ap. 11, b. 344, fo 92

The designer of the bank building is held to be the architect, Wincenty Gorski. In 1889-90 technical work on the site was overseen, and plans for carrying out building work were carried out by the roads engineer, Viacheslav Shtein, and in 1891-92 the architect Cyprian Maculewicz built the two-storey wing, and gates.

Sketches. Vilnius, 3 April 1889, in Russian.

LVIA, f. 938, ap. 4, b. 1787, fos 5–9a

Printed material. Beginning of 20 cent., in Polish.

LVIA, f. 1135, ap. 21, b. 621, fo 135

Written document. Vilnius, 6 March 1906, in Russian.

LVIA, f. 391, ap. 1, b. 115, fo 2

Printed material, written document. Vilnius, 1912, in Russian.

LVIA, f. 544, ap. 1, b. 21921, fo 7

“Józef Montwiłł died in Vilnius on 7/20 February at 11:20 a.m.. Mass will be said for him on Tuesday and Wednesday at 9, 10 and 11 a.m.. The body will be transferred from the Chapel of Rest to the Cathedral on Wednesday 9/22 February at 7 p.m.. A Requiem Mass will be said at 10 a.m. on Thursday, followed by interment in Rasos Cemetery. The Family requests wreaths not to be brought. Separate invitations will not be issued”.

“Kurjer Wileński”, 9/22 February 1911, No. 31, in Polish.

LVIA, f. 1135, ap. 8, b. 28, fo 3

“Kurjer Wileński”, 9/22 1911, No. 31, in Polish.

LVIA, f. 1135, ap. 8, b. 28, fo 3v

“On account of the funeral of the deceased bank director, Józef Montwiłł, the Vilnius Land Bank will be closed on Thursday, 10 February”.

Kurjer Wileński newspaper, 9/22 February 1911, No. 31, in Polish.

LVIA, f. 1135, ap. 8, b. 28, fo 3

Printed matter, written document. Vilnius, 10 February 1911, in Polish.

LVIA, f. 1135, ap. 23, b. 149, fos 13–13v

Photo: Abdon Korzon, 1861.

LVIA, f. 1135, ap. 6, b. 181, fo 40

“We say sincerely ‘May God repay’ to all those who have borne heartfelt witness with us to the painful loss of our beloved brother and uncle, Józef Montwiłł, and to all those who paid him this last act of service, and to the reverend clergy led by His Grace the Apostolic Administrator [Canon Kazimierz Mikołaj] Michalkiewicz, and the funeral committee Messrs Ludwik Ostrejko and Wiktor Godlewski for their help at this difficult time, and also to all those who bade a warm farewell to him at the graveside, to all delegations, institutions, fellow countrymen, colleagues, friends, neighbours, acquaintances, gentlemen of the Press and the throng of Vilnius citizens present. In addition, we express the deceased’s own words: ‘Commending my sinful soul to the mercy of Almighty God, I beg forgiveness of all whom I have offended or hurt and surrender myself to the prayers of my fellows and friends’.

In the family’s name, Stanisław Montwiłł”.

“Kurjer Wileński”, 13/26 February 1911, in Polish.

LVIA, f. 1135, ap. 8, b. 28, fo 11