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LESCUS der II 1685
Engraving | 11.7 x 6.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 611317.f
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Master: [Counts and Kings of Poland] Item: LESCUS der II 1685
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Engraving of Leszko II, legendary ruler of Poland. Half length with curled hair, cap, and robes. With German inscription below. Cut down.
One of a series of engravings of the rulers of Poland from 550 AD to the late 17th century. From a series 47 portraits all taken from Johann Melesander's Schau-Platz Polnischer Tapfferkeit, oder der tapffermüthigen Polnischen Könige und Fürsten Leben, Regierung, Thaten, und Absterben (1685).
For more portraits from the same series see RCIN 611317.a-ap, RCIN 611349, 611376, 611402, 611408, and 611425.
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Engraving
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11.7 x 6.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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