Czestochowa Monastery, Poland - Original 19th Century Engraving
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Czestochowa Monastery, Poland - Original 19th Century Engraving

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Original 19th century engraving of the church and monastery of Częstochowa — the monastery of Jasna Góra — rising on its hill, with riders on the road below. Bilingual caption, Église et Couvent de Czenstochowa / Iglesia y Convento de Czenstochova, under the heading Pologne / Polonia.

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Original 19th century engraving of the church and monastery of Częstochowa — the monastery of Jasna Góra — rising on its hill, with riders on the road below. Bilingual caption, Église et Couvent de Czenstochowa / Iglesia y Convento de Czenstochova, under the heading Pologne / Polonia.

Jasna Góra keeps the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, the greatest shrine in Poland, and withstood the Swedish siege of 1655, an episode that became a national symbol.

Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving).
Engraver: Under the direction of Lemaitre.
Date: 19th century.
Source: Book leaf.
Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 in (20.2 x 13.8 cm).
Condition: Laid down on paper; a damp stain at the lower right corner, visible in the photograph, and a crease in the left margin of the support. The image clean.

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