Original steel engraving of Jan Zamoyski, Chancellor and Grand Crown Hetman, counsellor to the kings of his day and a central figure of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, shown full length in the żupan, the fur-lined cloak and the mace of command. Drawn by Vernier and engraved by Goulu, under the direction of Lemaitre.
Original steel engraving of Jan Zamoyski, Chancellor and Grand Crown Hetman, counsellor to the kings of his day and a central figure of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, shown full length in the żupan, the fur-lined cloak and the mace of command. Drawn by Vernier and engraved by Goulu, under the direction of Lemaitre.
The bilingual French-Spanish heading (Pologne / Polonia) is that of the Spanish edition of the Panorama Universal, the Castilian version of L'Univers pittoresque of Firmin Didot.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist: Vernier.
Engraver: Goulu.
Printing directed by: Lemaitre.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.3 in (14 x 21 cm).
Condition: Good condition; clean impression, the paper lightly toned with small tears along the right edge.