Original antique steel engraving with the tomb of Casimir III the Great of Poland in Wawel Cathedral, Krakow: the Gothic canopy on columns, the recumbent statue of the king with a lion at his feet and the mourners carved on the base. Captioned in French and Spanish. Drawn by Vernier and printed under the direction of Lemaître.
Original antique steel engraving with the tomb of Casimir III the Great of Poland in Wawel Cathedral, Krakow: the Gothic canopy on columns, the recumbent statue of the king with a lion at his feet and the mourners carved on the base. Captioned in French and Spanish. Drawn by Vernier and printed under the direction of Lemaître.
From a 19th-century French illustrated historical encyclopedia in its Spanish edition: the captions run in both languages.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: Vernier.
Engraver: Under the direction of Lemaître.
Date: Mid-19th century.
Dimensions: 5.4 x 8.0 in (13.7 x 20.2 cm).
Condition: With faults: abundant and very visible oxidation spots (foxing) over the whole sheet, the image included; laid down on a paper support.