Poland - The Year 1863

Poland – The Year 1863
ArtistJan Matejko
Year1864
MediumOil-on-canvas
Dimensions158 cm × 232 cm (62.2 in × 91.3 in)
LocationCzartoryski Museum, Kraków

Poland – The Year 1863 (Polish – Polonia – Rok 1863) or The Forging of Poland (Zakuwana Polska) is an unfinished oil on canvas painting by Jan Matejko, created in 1864 in response to his experiences during the January Uprising. It now lies in the Czartoryski Museum in Kraków.