Tadeusz Reytan (or
Tadeusz Rejtan, rarely
Reyten; 20 August 1742 – 8 August 1780) was a
Polish-Lithuanian nobleman. He was a member of the Polish
Sejm from the constituency of
Nowogródek (today
Navahrudak,
Belarus). Rejtan is remembered for a dramatic gesture he made in September 1773, as a deputy of the
Partition Sejm. There, Rejtan tried to prevent the legalization of the
first partition of Poland, a scene that has been immortalized in the painting
Rejtan by
Jan Matejko. He has been the subject of many other art works, and is a symbol of
patriotism in Poland. Despite his efforts, the partition of Poland was legalized soon afterwards.