Polish Collection (page 5)

Nobleman of Poland and a woman of Lithuania. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "
FLO4704978 Nobleman of Poland and a woman of Lithuania. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

Costume of a Polish man, 19th century. He wears a long tunic, satin vest, silk sash belt, fur pelisse
FLO4565375 Costume of a Polish man, 19th century. He wears a long tunic, satin vest, silk sash belt, fur pelisse, leather boots and chapska hat

Engraving depicting an armed Polish Nobleman
3520832 Engraving depicting an armed Polish Nobleman; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an armed Polish Nobleman. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bank of Poland, drawing by Challamel (engravgin)
3600064 Bank of Poland, drawing by Challamel (engravgin); (add.info.: Warsaw. Poland. Bank of Poland. Drawing by Challamel, engraving by S.Cholet, 1840.); PHAS/UIG.

Town Hall, Danzig, Poland (engraving)
3600061 Town Hall, Danzig, Poland (engraving); (add.info.: Danzig (Gdansk). Poland. Town Hall of the city in the 17th century. Engraving, 19th century.); PHAS/UIG.

Krakow or Cracow, Poland, by S. Cholet, 1840 (engraving)
3600049 Krakow or Cracow, Poland, by S. Cholet, 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Krakow or Cracow. Poland. A view of the city in the 17th century. Engraving by S.Cholet, 1840.); PHAS/UIG.

Polish costumes, 18th century. Polish broker 5, nobleman 6, and woman of Snatietz near the border of the Ottoman Empire
FLO4624970 Polish costumes, 18th century. Polish broker 5, nobleman 6, and woman of Snatietz near the border of the Ottoman Empire 7

Polish costumes, 18th century: Polish Jew 1, Polish man in formal wear 2, woman 3, and man in regular clothes 4
FLO4624963 Polish costumes, 18th century: Polish Jew 1, Polish man in formal wear 2, woman 3, and man in regular clothes 4

Temptation, 1850
3478383 Temptation, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled 'Temptation'. Illustrated by Leonard Ludwik Straszynski (1828-1889) a Polish artist

African -American, Tin of Mason's Challenge Shoe Boot Blacking circa 1860
3029029 African -American, Tin of Mason's Challenge Shoe Boot Blacking circa 1860; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tin of Mason's Challenge Shoe Boot Blacking circa 1860 showing a black shoe)

Stanislaw I Leszczynski, aka Stanislaus I
3253090 Stanislaw I Leszczynski, aka Stanislaus I; (add.info.: Stanislaw I Leszczynski, aka Stanislaus I, 1677-1766. King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania)

Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746-1817) One of Poland's greatest heroes and patriots
1748987 Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746-1817) One of Poland's greatest heroes and patriots, he fought for freedom with the American Revolutionary Army

Stanislas 1st Leczinski (1677-1766) polish king 1704-1709, and his wife Catherine Opalinsk in 1727, engraving
1755041 Stanislas 1st Leczinski (1677-1766) polish king 1704-1709, and his wife Catherine Opalinsk in 1727, engraving; (add.info.: Stanislas 1st Leczinski (1677-1766) polish king 1704-1709

Stanislas Auguste Poniatowski (1732-1798) elected king of Poland ons eptember 7
1756129 Stanislas Auguste Poniatowski (1732-1798) elected king of Poland ons eptember 7, lover of Catherine II of Russia (they had a daughter)

Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) polish astronomer (engraving)
1832068 Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) polish astronomer (engraving); © Estate of Gerald Bloncourt. All Rights Reserved 2024.

Copernicus (1473-1543) polish astronomer, engraving
1741743 Copernicus (1473-1543) polish astronomer, engraving; (add.info.: Copernicus (1473-1543) polish astronomer, engraving); Photo: Tallandier.

Illustration for Oliver Twist, 1871 (engraving)
537425 Illustration for Oliver Twist, 1871 (engraving); (add.info.: Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge)

Bonawentura Niemojowski, 1800
1578180 Bonawentura Niemojowski, 1800; (add.info.: Portrait of Bonawentura Niemojowski (1787-1835) Polish lawyer, writer and politician

Leszek II of Poland
1577996 Leszek II of Poland; (add.info.: Engraving of Leszek II of Poland, also known as, Leszek II the Black (1241-1288) named after his black hair

Christoph Radziwill
1577999 Christoph Radziwill; (add.info.: Portrait of Christoph Radziwill (1585-1640) Polish-Lithuanian noble. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Helena Modjeska, 1890
1577274 Helena Modjeska, 1890; (add.info.: Helena Modjeska (1840 - 1909), polish actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Map of the historical Duchy of Pomerania
1577230 Map of the historical Duchy of Pomerania; (add.info.: Map of the historical Duchy of Pomerania. The Duchy of Pomerania 12th century - 1637 was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of)

Map showing the partition of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1799
1577229 Map showing the partition of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1799; (add.info.: Map showing the partition of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania)

Jan Sniadecki, 1800
1579445 Jan Sniadecki, 1800; (add.info.: Jan Sniadecki (August 29, 1756- November 9, 1830) was a Polish mathematician, philosopher and astronomer at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries

Chicken breeds, Gallus gallus domesticus: German stud 1, hen 2, English stud 3, hen 4, tailless stud 5, hen 6
FLO4574076 Chicken breeds, Gallus gallus domesticus: German stud 1, hen 2, English stud 3, hen 4, tailless stud 5, hen 6, Polish hen 7, and bantam stud 8, hen 9

Warsaw, Poland in 1858
JAB4120065 Warsaw, Poland in 1858; (add.info.: Warsaw, Poland in 1858); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

November Uprising or Polish-Russian War of 1830-1831: Capture of WARSAW by the Russians in 1831
JAB4120778 November Uprising or Polish-Russian War of 1830-1831: Capture of WARSAW by the Russians in 1831, King Louis Philippe did not support the Poles

Carl Tausig
3586299 Carl Tausig; (add.info.: Photograph of Carl Tausig (1841-1871) a Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Polish woman in winter dress. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture
FLO4704997 Polish woman in winter dress. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

Couple dancing the Polka c
3916906 Couple dancing the Polka c; (add.info.: Couple dancing the Polka c.1845.Score cover from Jullien's 'Celebrated polka as danced at the Soirees du Haut-ton in London, Paris)

Casimir III the Great, king of Poland, drawing by Vormser, 1840 (engraving)
3600057 Casimir III the Great, king of Poland, drawing by Vormser, 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Casimir III the Great (1310-1370). King of Poland (1333-1370)

Temple of the Sibyl, Castle of Pulawy, Poland (engraving)
3600056 Temple of the Sibyl, Castle of Pulawy, Poland (engraving); (add.info.: Castle of Pulawy. Poland. Temple of the Sibyl. Engraving of the 19th century.); PHAS/UIG.

Czestochowa, Poland, engraving by Lalaisse, 1840 (engraving)
3600055 Czestochowa, Poland, engraving by Lalaisse, 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Czestochowa . Poland. Church and convent of Jasna Gora. Monastery. Engraving by Lalaisse, 1840.); PHAS/UIG.

Kalisz, Poland, by S.Cholet, 1850 (engraving)
3600054 Kalisz, Poland, by S.Cholet, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Kalisz. Poland. View of a city square. Engraving by S.Cholet, 1850. Panorama Universal-Polonia.); PHAS/UIG.

Malbork, Poland, 19th century (engraving)
3600053 Malbork, Poland, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Malbork. Poland. City founded in 13 th century by Teutonic knights with the name of Marienburg)

Johannes Hevelius' observation of the occultation of Jupiter by the Moon
5312032 Johannes Hevelius' observation of the occultation of Jupiter by the Moon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Johannes Hevelius' observation of the occultation of Jupiter by the Moon)

Johannes Hevelius' observation of a Full Moon
5312014 Johannes Hevelius' observation of a Full Moon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Johannes Hevelius' observation of a Full Moon)

Hevelius' comet
5307509 Hevelius' comet.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Hevelius' comet in 1665. Discovered by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) an astronomer and mayor of Danzig

A poverty stricken mother
5307847 A poverty stricken mother.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a poverty stricken mother praying for help. Illustrated by Leonard Ludwik Straszynski (1828-1889) a Polish artist

A beekeeper
5307431 A beekeeper.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a beekeeper. Top: a feeding bottle which would be filled with syrup to replenish stores after honey is extracted)

W. J. Pettit's Temple Beehive
5307420 W. J. Pettit's Temple Beehive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting W.J. Pettit's Temple Beehive both closed (left) and open (right)

Alexander III, 1845-1894
5614394 Alexander III, 1845-1894; (add.info.: Alexander III, 1845-1894. Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland)

Marie Sklowdowska Curie, who twice won the Nobel Prize: 1903 and 1911
NWI4949439 Marie Sklowdowska Curie, who twice won the Nobel Prize: 1903 and 1911.; (add.info.: Marie Sklowdowska Curie, who twice won the Nobel Prize)

Woman of Silesia, in golden crown and silk dress, 1577. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's
FLO4705495 Woman of Silesia, in golden crown and silk dress, 1577. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

Illustration of an edition of Pushkin's drama " Boris Godunov" illustrated by Boris Zworykine
CUL4867242 Illustration of an edition of Pushkin's drama " Boris Godunov" illustrated by Boris Zworykine and published in Paris in 1927. Portion of Marina. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Declin (crisis) of the Ottoman Empire and the Peace of Carlowitz: Austria, Russia and Poland coaliate
VEN5027218 Declin (crisis) of the Ottoman Empire and the Peace of Carlowitz: Austria, Russia and Poland coaliate and, joined by the Papaute and the Venitians, attack the Balkans

German guns stuck in marshy ground during the 1st Assault of Osowiec Fortress, Poland September 1914 (litho)
3252893 German guns stuck in marshy ground during the 1st Assault of Osowiec Fortress, Poland September 1914 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cathedral of Krakaw, 19th century (engraving)
3618445 Cathedral of Krakaw, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cathedral of Krakaw or The Royal Archcathedral Basilicia of Saint Stanislaus and Wenceslaus or the Wawel Cathedral)

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"Polish: A Tapestry of Culture, Courage, and Creativity" From Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine to honor the value of hard work and service, to the indomitable spirit of Felix Dzerzhinsky who played a pivotal role in shaping history. The essence heritage is woven into every aspect of life. Just like Frederic Chopin's Etude that resonates with passion and virtuosity, Poland's artistic prowess knows no bounds. Marie Curie's photograph captures her brilliance as a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, illuminating the world with her groundbreaking discoveries. In times of turmoil, Poland has always stood firm against war. The powerful Polish anti-war poster "Nie" echoes their unwavering commitment to peace. And through Chopin's Polish Postcard or Nocturne melodies, we glimpse into the soulful beauty that lies within this nation. Venturing into Greater Poland's Poznan Old Town Market Square feels like stepping back in time. Its cobblestone streets whisper stories from centuries past while showcasing architectural marvels at every turn. And let us not forget Rosa Luxemburg - an emblematic figure whose courage continues to inspire generations. The Siege of Vienna by Turks marked a turning point for Europe, where Polish forces fought valiantly during the Battle of Kahlenberg. Their bravery forever etched in history books as defenders against oppression. As dawn breaks over Warsaw's Old Town Market Square and unveils its UNESCO World Heritage Site status, one cannot help but be captivated by its timeless charm. This enchanting place pays homage to tradition while embracing modernity – a testament to Poland’s ability to adapt without losing sight of its roots. Lastly, Marie Curie stands tall among great minds as she became the first woman ever awarded a Nobel Prize not once but twice. Her legacy serves as an inspiration for all aspiring scientists around the globe.