Grosvenor Prints

[Anna of Austria] Anna Königin in Polen Ertz Herzogin zu Osterreich.
[n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving, printed from two plates. Total 290 x 175mm (11½ x 7"), very large margins.
Anna of Austria (1573-1598) became Queen of Poland following her marriage to Sigismund III Vasa. From Franz Christoph Khevenhiller's 'Annales Ferdinandei'.
[Ref: 57763] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Augustus II] August der Starke.
[German, 1837.]
Lithograph. Printed area 200 x 125mm (8 x 5") very large margins. Some spotting.
Portrait of Augustus II (1670-1733, 'The Strong'), king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, also Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I. From 'Theatrum Europeaum'.
[Ref: 57736] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[Augustus II] Frid. Aucust. D.G. Rex Polon. S.R.I. Archim. et Elect. Saxon. &c.
[Frankfurt am Main, n.d., 1652.]
Engraving. 225 x 160mm (9 x 6¼"), very large margins.
Portrait of Augustus II (1670-1733, 'The Strong'), king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, also Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I. From 'Theatrum Europeaum'.
[Ref: 57735] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Augustus II Rex. Pol. et Elect. Saxon.
Eggelhoff sc.
[Frankfurt am Main: Johann Adam Jung, 1719.]
Engraving. Plate 155 x 115mm (6" x 4½"), with large margins.
Augustus II (1670-1733), known as Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony as well as King of Poland & Grand Duke of Lithuania. His death in 1733 sparked the War of the Polish Succession. Engraved by Johann Friedrich Eggelhoff (1680-1731) for 'Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreises', a German edition of Allain Manesson Mallet's 'Description de L'Univers'.
[Ref: 57732] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Augustus III] Friderick Augustus, Rex Poloniarum Elector Saxoniæ.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. Sheet 130 x 110mm (5¼ x 4½"). Trimmed to image.
Portrait of Augustus III (1696-1763), wearing armour, ermine mantle and Order of the Golden Fleece. He was king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, also Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus II.
[Ref: 57733] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

Catherina II.
Rauch sc.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Stipple. 180 x 120mm (7 x 4¾"), very large margins.
A bust portrait of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (1729-96).
[Ref: 57767] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

[Catherine of Austria] Catherina Königin in Polen,
[n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving, printed from two plates. Total 290 x 175mm (11½ x 7") very large margins.
Anna of Austria (1573-1598), daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, became Queen of Poland following her marriage to Sigismund II Augustus. From Franz Christoph Khevenhiller's 'Annales Ferdinandei'.
[Ref: 57764] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Cecilia Renata of Austria] Cecilia Renata Ertz Herzogin zu Osterreich Vladislao Königs in Pohlen Gemahlin.
[n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving, printed from two plates. Total 290 x 175mm (11½ x 7"), very large margins.
Cecilia Renata of Austria (1611-44) became Queen of Poland following her marriage to Wladyslaw IV Vasa. From Franz Christoph Khevenhiller's 'Annales Ferdinandei'.
[Ref: 57762] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Christian, Duke of Brieg] Christianus Dux Silesiæ Lignicensis Bregensis et Wolaviensis, etc.
M. v. Sommer f.
[n.d., c.1665.]
Engraving. 220 x 145mm (8¾ x 5¾"). Some text faded, time stained. Small margins.
Oval portrait of Christian, Duke of Legnica-Brzeg-Wolów-Olawa. (1618-72), candidate for the Polish throne in 1668.
[Ref: 57756] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Le Comte Walewski.
[n.d. after 1856]
Engraving. 290 x 225mm (11½ x 9"), with 1pp French letterpress biography. Sheet laid on album paper. Horizontal crease through the centre. Minor toning.
Half portrait of Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810-1868), right incline, right-gazing, seated and oval framed. Walewski was a politician and active diplomat for the Polish and French governing bodies. His poltical service sent him to places such as Buenos Aires and Florence. In 1855 he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and later become France's Minister of State in 1860. It was rumoured, with recent convincing evidence, that Walewski was the illegitimate son of Napoleon by his mistress Countess Marie Walewska.
[Ref: 53938] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

Constantia von Österreich Königin von Polen.
[n.d., c.1620.]
Engraving, printed from two plates, 17th century watermark Total 290 x 175mm (11½ x 7") very large margins. Printer's crease at top.
Constance of Austria (1588-1631) became queen of Poland on her marriage to Sigismund III Vasa (his second wife). She was the mother of King John II Casimir.
[Ref: 57759] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Constantia of Austria] Constantia Austriaca Poloniæ Regina, Nag.-Duc. Lithuaniæ etc. Constantia van Oosternrÿck [...]
[n.d., c.1620.]
Coloured engraving. 185 x 135mm (7¼ x 5¼"), set in text, very large margins. Slight vertical crease.
Constance of Austria (1588-1631), daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles II, was the second wife of Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland-Lithiania. From Franz Christoph Khevenhiller's 'Annales Ferdinandei'.
[Ref: 57765] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Elizabeth of Austria] Elisabeth Königin von Polen Ertzhe von Osterreich.
[n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving, printed from two plates. Total 290 x 175mm (11½ x 7"), very large margins.
Elizabeth of Austria (1526-45) became Queen of Poland following her marriage to Sigismund II Augustus, but died only two years later, aged 18. From Franz Christoph Khevenhiller's 'Annales Ferdinandei'.
[Ref: 57761] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Friedrich August Koenig von Sachsen.
C. Vogel gem. M. Steinla gest.
Gedruckt bei Durand & Sauvé in Paris. Verlegt bei Ernst Arnold in Dresden [n.d., c.1820].
Rare engraving with etching. 360 x 280mm (14¼ x 11"), large margins.
Half-length portrait in uniform of Frederick Augustus (1750-1827, last Elector of Saxony (1763-1806), then King of Saxony, and Duke of Warsaw from 1807 to 1815. He inherited the Polish throne in 1798, but he refused because of the repercussions of the Partitions of Poland by Austria, Russia and Prussia. However in 1807 he became the Duke of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. Engraved by Moritz Steinla (1791-1858) after Christian Leberecht Vogel (1759-1816).
[Ref: 57742] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Andreas Fritsche, ihr Königl: May. in Pohlen und Chur-Fürstl: Durchl: zu Sachen Wohl bes talt Gewesener Ober Steuer-Cassirer. ætat 73. Iahr, gebohren den 13. Septembr. 1637, gestorben den 27 Januar. 1710.
[n.d., c.1720.]
Rare mezzotint. 315 x 215mm (12½ x 8½"). Trimmed to plate, creaes and folds. Small margins.
Andreas Fritsche (1637-1710), chief tax cashier of Poland and the Electorate of Saxony.
[Ref: 57754] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Marie Louis Gonzaga] Maria de Nevers Royne de Pologne.
[Frankfurt am Main: Matthaüs Merian, 1651.]
Engraving. 160 x 110mm (6¼ x 4¼"), set in woodcut border and letterpress, very large margins.
Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611-67), born in Nevers to Charles I, Duke of Mantua, married two kings of Poland, Wladyslaw IV and his brother John II Casimir.
[Ref: 57766] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[The meeting of Gustav II Adolf, king of Sweden and the Elector of Brandenburg] Gustaf Adolfs Förbund Med Churfursten af Brandemberg
C.A. Dahlström inv. & lith. P.M. Anderson impr.
[n.d., c.1830.
Lithograph. Sheet 295 x 395mm (11½ x 15½"). Tear in top margin, paper toned.
Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632), king of Sweden, aided by his brother-in-law, George William (1595-1640), Elector of Brandenburg, helping defend the Brandenburg Protestants from the Holy Roman Empire.
[Ref: 57740] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[Gustav II Adolf, king of Sweden] Gustavus Adolphus D.G. Suecor. Gothor: et Vandalor: Rex Magn: Prin: Finl: Dux eth: Careliæ Dom: Ingr. ec.
[after Jacob Hoefnagel?]
[n.d., c.1640.]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 150 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"), with large margins.
Gustav II Adolf, king of Sweden (1594-1632), who laid the foundations for the modern Swedish state and made it a major European power. After a painting in Sweden's Royal Armoury attributed to Jacob Hoefnagel (1575-1630).
[Ref: 57734] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Curland - Jakob Kettler] Jacobus, Dux Curlandiæ, Livoniæ, Semigalliæ etc.
[Ulm: Wagner, 1691.]
Engraving. 310 x 180mm (12¼ x 7"), very large margins.
Jacob Kettler (1610-82), Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. Under him, the duchy became de facto independent, increased overseas trade and became a colonial nation, building Fort Jacob on Kunta Kinteh Island in the Gambia River in 1651 and capturing Tobago in 1654. From 'Historia Moderna Europae, oder eine Historische Beschreibung des heutigen Europae' by Everhardus Guernerus Happelius.
[Ref: 57751] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski] Giorgio Sebastiano Lubomirzki, Conte de Wisnicz, e Jaroslau Principe del Sacro Romano Imperio Gran Marsceiallo del Regno di Polonia Generale de Camp Generale della minor Polonia, Governatore di Craccovia Chmielnicz, Olstqn, Percus Javia, e Casimiria.
J.D. Heredt del.
F. v. Steen S.C.M. Sc: fec.
Engraving. 265 x 180mm (10½ x 7"), very large margins.
Oval portrait of Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski (1616-67), a Polish noble and able commander in wars against the Ukrainian Cossacks, Sweden, Transylvania and Muscovy (1648-60). However he is best remembered for the Lubomirski Rebellion (1665-6), which successfully prevented reforms of the Commonwealth, but caused him to be exiled. The Italian text suggests this is an illustration to one of the works of historian Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato (1606-78).
[Ref: 57757] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski] Giorgius Sebastianus Lubomirzki, Comes de Wisnicz et Jaroslaviæ S.R.I. Princeps Mareschallus magnus, Regni Poloniæ, et Poloniæ minoris Generalis Gubernator Kcrckoviæ Chmielnicz, Nizqn, olstqn, Pereuslaviæ et Casmiriæ.
W.P. Kilian sc.
[Ulm: Wagner, 1691.]
Engraving. 310 x 180mm (12¼ x 7") very large margins.
Oval portrait of Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski (1616-67), a Polish noble and able commander in wars against the Ukrainian Cossacks, Sweden, Transylvania and Muscovy (1648-60). However he is best remembered for the Lubomirski Rebellion (1665-6), which successfully prevented reforms of the Commonwealth, but caused him to be exiled. From 'Historia Moderna Europae, oder eine Historische Beschreibung des heutigen Europae' by Everhardus Guernerus Happelius.
[Ref: 57758] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Maria Josepha, Ertz:hertzogin von Oesterreich Kaÿs. Josephi I. und Amaliæ Prinzessi.
[n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving. Sheet 140 x 105mm (5½ x 4¼"). Trimmed and mounted on a mismatched contemporary sheet with a decorative engraved architectural surround, total printed area 310 x 205mm (12¼ x 8").
Decorative portrait of Maria Josepha of Austria (1699-1757), Queen of Poland following her marriage to Augustus III.
[Ref: 57760] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Georg Benedict Ogilvy]. Georg Benedict Baron de Ogilvÿ, Sr. Czaar, Maj. General Feld Marschal.
[n.d., c.1722.]
Engraving. Sheet 140 x 85mm (5½ x 3¼"). Trimmed and mounted on a mismatched contemporary sheet with a decorative engraved architectural surround, total printed area 310 x 205mm (12¼ x 8").
Decorative portrait of Georg Benedict Ogilvy (1644-1710), in wig and armour. A great-grandson of James Ogilvy, 5th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie of the Scottish clan Ogilvy, he served in the armies of Austria, Russia, Poland & Saxony. In 1704 he was second in command of the Russians at the Siege of Narva (under Peter the Great). He then entered the service of Augustus II the Strong, becoming a field marshal of Saxony in 1706. He died at the Siege of Danzig in 1710.
[Ref: 57755] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Johann Adrian von Plenken]. Joh. Adrian Freÿherr von Plenken Kaÿyserl Geheimer+Rath u. Ober-Ambts Canteler in Schlesien.
[engraved by Martin Bernigeroth.]
[n.d., c.1722.]
Engraving. Sheet 140 x 85mm (5½ x 3¼"). Trimmed and mounted on a mismatched contemporary sheet with a decorative engraved architectural surround, total printed area 310 x 205mm (12¼ x 8").
Very decorative oval portrait of Johann Adrian von Plenken (1635-1719), lawyer, civil servant and chancellor of the University of Breslau (Wroclaw). When plague hit Silesia in 1708 he was responsible for quarantine measures.
[Ref: 57753] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Poniatowski (Joseph Antoine, Prince). 16 Octobre 1813 Marechal de France † 1813.
Peint par Vachelet. Grave par Contenau.
[Paris, c.1840.]
Steel engraving. Sheet 260 x 175mm (10¼ x 7"). Trimmed, glue stains on left edge.
Full length portrait in uniform of Prince Josef Poniatowski (1763-1813), nephew of the last king of Poland, Stanislaw August Poniatowski. After the Partitions of Poland he fought for Napoleon, who he considered most likely to reunite his country. During the four-day Battle of Leipzig he was promoted to Marshal of the French Army, but was killed covering the French retreat. From the 'Gallerie Historique de Versailles'.
[Ref: 57744] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

Joseph Fürst von Poniatowsky.
Berlin. Stahlstich v. L. Linsen. 1840.
Steel engraving. Sheet 200 x 115mm (8 x 4½"). Trimmed within plate.
Half length portrait in uniform of Prince Josef Poniatowski (1763-1813), nephew of the last king of Poland, Stanislaw August Poniatowski. After the Partitions of Poland he fought for Napoleon, who he considered most likely to reunite his country. During the four-day Battle of Leipzig he was promoted to Marshal of the French Army, but was killed covering the French retreat.
[Ref: 57747] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

Fürst Poniatowsky Kais: Franz: Reichs = Marschall sucht nach der Schlacht bey Leipzig den 19t Oct: 1813 mit 3 Wunden durch ineri kühnen Sprung in die Elster such zu retten und findet seinen Tod.
C. Seipp f.
[German, c.1820.]
Etching. Sheet 195 x 275mm (7¼ x 10¾"). Trimmed within plate, stitch holes in left edge.
The death of Prince Josef Poniatowski (1763-1813), drowned in the Elster river covering the French retreat at the end of the Battle of Leipzig. The nephew of the last king of Poland, Poniatowski fought for Napoleon, who he considered most likely to reunite his country after the imfamous Partitions. Earlier in the four-day Battle of Leipzig he had been promoted to Marshal of the French Army.
[Ref: 57746] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Josef] Poniatowski.
JH [?].
[n.d., c. 1840.]
Rare lithograph on chine collé. 120 x 100mm (4¾ x 4"), very large margins. Spotting on backing paper, ink collector's stamp on reverse.
Head and shoulders portrait of Prince Josef Poniatowski (1763-1813), nephew of the last king of Poland, Stanislaw August Poniatowski. After the Partitions of Poland he fought for Napoleon, who he considered most likely to reunite his country. As one of Napoleon's marshals, he died at the Battle of Leipzig.
[Ref: 57743] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Augustus Magnus Printz auf Haemen un Noraditz Ictus, Ihro Königl. Majest. in Pohlen und Chur=Fürstl. Durchl. zu Sachsen bestalter Cammer Procurator im Marg=Grafthum Oberlausitz.
fait a Leipsig par Bernigeroth Graveur Royal.
[n.d., c.1733.]
Rare engraving, very fine impression; 330 x 255mm (13 x 10"), large margins. Laid on album paper.
Portrait of Augustus Magnus Printz, appointed kammerprokurator (taxman) in the Margraviate of Oberlausitz (Upper Lusatia) in 1726.
[Ref: 57741] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Michal Stefan Radziejowski] Michaek S.R.E. Presbyter Cardinalis Radzieiowski Archiepis. Gnesnensis Polonus. Creatus Die II. Septembris MDCLXXXVI.
Frankfurt: heirs of Matthäus Merian, 1702.
Engraving. 220 x 160mm (8¾ x 6¼"), very large margins.
An oval portrait of Augustyn Michal Stefan Radziejowski (1645-1705), archbishop of Gniezno and cardinal primate of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland. After the death of Jan III Sobieski, he functioned as Interrex until a new king was elected.
[Ref: 57749] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Janusz Radziwill] Janusius Radzivil. Dux Birza et Dubing, S.R.I. Princeps, Capitaneus Generalis Exercitus Magni Ducatus Lituania etc.
[engraved by W.P. Kilian.]
[Ulm: Wagner, 1691.]
Engraving. 310 x 180mm (12¼ x 7"), very large margins.
Oval portrait of Prince Janusz Radziwill (also Janusz the Second and Janusz the Youngerm 1612-55), a noble and magnate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, whose positions included Court Chamberlain of Lithuania (from 1633), Field Hetman of Lithuania (from 1646) and Grand Hetman of Lithuania (from 1654). His ambition for Lithuania led him to side with Sweden against Poland in the Second Northern War (1655-60). When the Swedes were driven back, Janusz died during the Siege of Tykocin by loyal Commonwealth forces. From 'Historia Moderna Europae, oder eine Historische Beschreibung des heutigen Europae' by Everhardus Guernerus Happelius.
[Ref: 57752] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Sigismund I. Konung af Polen.
[Sweden, c.1850.]
Coloured lithograph. Printed area 270 x 180mm (10½ x 7").
Sigismund I the Old (1467-1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
[Ref: 57729] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Sigismundus III. D.G. Poloniæ Rex Magnus-Dux Lithuaniæ. Russ. Prus. etc. Dux. Sigismundus de III byder Gratien Gods Conick van Polen, Groothertoch Litthau. Hertock van Russen, Pruissen etc.
[engraved by Nicolaes de Clerck.]
[n.d., c.1620.]
Engraving, touch of hand colour. 190 x 125mm (7½ x 5"), set in letterpress, large margins.
An oval portrait of Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, wearing a ruff and Order of the Golden Fleece. Besides being monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587-1632, he was King of Sweden (where he is known simply as Sigismund) from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599. He was the son of King John III of Sweden and his first wife, Catherine Jagellonica of Poland.
[Ref: 57724] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Sigismundus III. D.G. Rex Polon: Mag: Dux Lit. Russ. Prus. Mass: Livo: nec non Suecor: Goth: Vand: Hæred: Rex.
Eb: Kieser exc. Dan: Meisn: Comm B. [Frankfurt, c.1627.]
Engraving. 190 x 130mm (7½ x 5¼"), set in letterpress.
An oval portrait of Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, wearing a lace collar over armour and Order of the Golden Fleece. From a German edition of Lundorp's 'Laurea Austriaca'. Besides being monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587-1632, he was King of Sweden (where he is known simply as Sigismund) from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599. He was the son of King John III of Sweden and his first wife, Catherine Jagellonica of Poland.
See BM 1870,1112.165 for a Latin edition.
[Ref: 57726] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Sigismundus III. D.G. Rex Polon: Mag: Dux Littuaviæ Russ. Prus. Mass: Livon, nec non Suec: Goth: Vand: Hæred: Rex etc.
Eb: Kieser exc. Dan: Meisn: Comm B. [Frankfurt, c.1627.]
Engraving. 185 x 125mm (7¼ x 5"). Some paper toning.
An equestrian portrait of Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, wearing a ruff and Order of the Golden Fleece. From Eberhard Keiser's 'Fama Austriaca', with text by Daniel Meisner. Besides being monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587-1632, he was King of Sweden (where he is known simply as Sigismund) from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599. He was the son of King John III of Sweden and his first wife, Catherine Jagellonica of Poland.
BM 1870,1112.165.
[Ref: 57725] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

John Sobieski. From an original Picture in the Gallery of the Louvre.
Engraved by J. Thompson. Under the Superindendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Published by W.m S. Orr & C.o London.
Steel engraving. Sheet 265 x 175mm (10½ x 7"). Trimmed within plate.
Jan III Sobieski (1629-96). His victory over the Ottomans at the Battle of Khotyn (1673) ensured his election as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania the following year.
[Ref: 57745] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

[Jan Sobieski III.] Sobieski.
Gust. Zumpe sc.
Zwickau b.d. Gebr. Shumann [n.d., 1819].
Stipple. 190 x 125mm (7 x 5") very large margins.
Jan III Sobieski (1629-96). His victory over the Ottomans at the Battle of Khotyn (1673) ensured his election as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania the following year.
[Ref: 57737] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[John II Casimir Vasa] Johannes Casimirus Dei Gratia Rex = Poloniæ, Mag: Dux Lithuaniæ, Russiæ, Prussiæ, Masoviæ...
Avec privilegio [n.d. c.1660.]
Engraving. 170 x 125mm (6¾ x 5"), set in a wood-engraved border and German letterpress, very large margins.
John II Casimir Vasa (1609-1672), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, last ruler from the House of Vasa, abdicated 1668. From a German edition of Lundorp's 'Laurea Austriaca'.
[Ref: 57738] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[John II Casimir Vasa] Johannes Rex Poloniæ Sueciæ, Magnus Dux Lithuania'. etc. Ao 1668.
W.P. Kilian sc.
[n.d. c.1692.]
Engraving. 170 x 125mm (6¾ x 5"), set in a wood-engraved border and German letterpress, very large margins.
John II Casimir Vasa (1609-1672), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, last ruler from the House of Vasa, abdicated 1668. Engraved by Johannes Wolfgang Philipp Kilian (1654-1732)
[Ref: 57739] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Michal Korybut Winsniowiecki] Michael Rex Poloniae, Magnus Dux Lithuaniæ, etc.
[engraved by Wolfgang Philipp Kilian.]
[Ulm, 1692.]
Engraving. 310 x 180mm (12¼ x 7"), large margins.
A head and shoulders portrait of Michal Korybut Winsniowiecki (1640-73) in wig and armour. He was elected elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania after the abdication of John II Casimir in 1668. After his early death in 1673 he was replaced by John III Sobieski. From E.G. Happelius, 'Historia moderna Europae'.
[Ref: 57723] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Vladislaus IV. D.G. Rex Poloniæ M. Dux. Lit. Russ. Prus. Mas. Samo. Liv. Nec Non Suec. Got. Vand. Rex. etc.
[Engraved by Matthaus Merian after Peter Paul Rubens.]
[Frankfurt am Main: Merian, 1641.]
Engraving. 155 x 110mm (6 x 4¼") very large margins.
Oval portrait of Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648) wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, based on the portrait by Rubens now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As well as being King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, he was also claimant to the thrones of Russia (after the Polish army captured Moscow in 1610) and Sweden.
[Ref: 57727] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Vladislaus IV. D.G. Rex Poloniæ M. Dux. Lit. Russ. Prus. Mas. Samo. Liv. Nec Non Suec. Got. Vand. Rex. etc.
[after Peter Paul Rubens.]
[Frankfurt am Main: Merian, 1641.]
Engraving. 155 x 110mm (6 x 4¼"), set in German letterpress, large margins.
Oval portrait of Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648) wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, based on the portrait by Rubens now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, from a German edition of Lundorp's 'Laurea Austriaca'. As well as being King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, he was also claimant to the thrones of Russia (after the Polish army captured Moscow in 1610) and Sweden.
[Ref: 57728] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Vladislaus IV. Poloniæ et Sueciæ Rex, Magnus Dux. Litthuaniæ etc.
[n.d., c.1658.]
Engraving. 115 x 65mm (4½ x 2½"). Binding stitch holes on left platemark.
Oval portrait of Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648) wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece. As well as being King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, he was also claimant to the thrones of Russia (after the Polish army captured Moscow in 1610) and Sweden.
[Ref: 57730] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Wladislaw IV.] Vladislaus König in Polen und Schweden
[n.d., c.1725.]
Engraving. Total 290 x 180mm (11½ x 7"), large margins. Slight stain on bottom left.
Oval portrait of Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648) wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece. within a decorative border printed from a separate plate. From Franz Christoph Khevenhiller's 'Annales Ferdinandei'. As well as being King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, he was also claimant to the thrones of Russia (after the Polish army captured Moscow in 1610) and Sweden.
[Ref: 57731] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[Jan Zamoyski] CXVI Johannes Zamoscius.
[n.d., 1735.]
Engraving. 185 x 120mm (7¼ x 4¾"), with 4pp. German letterpress, very large margins.
Full-length portrait of Jan Zamoyski (1542-1605) in an alcove. A statesman during the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth, he was appointed Great Hetman of the Crown in 1581.
[Ref: 57748] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

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