In 1879 he enlisted in the Austrian Army (in 19th century southern Poland was occupied by Austria and named Galicia), where he gained popularity by making portraits of his fellow soldiers and commanding officers, including a portrait of General Duke William of Württemberg and portrait of Lieutenant Field Marshal Emanuel Salomon of Friedberg - Mírohorsky (this army officer also was a genre painter, it is possible, why later in USA Karl Witkowski became genre painter).
Karol Szymanowski | Karol Kuryluk | Karol: The Pope, The Man | Karol Świerczewski | Karol Podczaszyński | Karol: A Man Who Became Pope | Jakub Karol Parnas | Igor Witkowski | Karol Mikuli | Karol Libelt | Karol Adamiecki | Karol Stanisław "Panie Kochanku" Radziwiłł | Karol Sabath | Karol Pniak | Karol Olszewski | Karol Martesko-Fenster | Karol Lipiński | Karol Lanckoroński | Karol Kurpiński | Karol Kossok | Karol Hubert Rostworowski | Karol Divín | Karol Borsuk | August Witkowski |