he visited rome in 1780, where he was painted by jacques-louis david. he was an alumnus of the collegium nobilium in warsaw, and later studied polonistics, literature and arts in wilanów. he became great podstoli of the crown in 1781–1784. in 1792, he became an artillery general of the crown and participated in the war in defense of the constitution. he was a deputy of lublin and one of the leaders of the patriotic party on the four-year sejm.