File:Merian Galaxy of Polish Kings.jpg
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[edit]Eagle with Galaxy of Polish Kings.
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| Title |
Eagle with Galaxy of Polish Kings. |
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| Date | circa 1625 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | copper plate on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 51.5 cm (20.2 in); width: 37.7 cm (14.8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
not on view |
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| Accession number |
78196 |
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| Object history |
purchased by National Museum in Warsaw (MNW) from Dominik Witke-Jeżewski |
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| Inscriptions |
Signature bottom left: Mathaeus Merian Basiliensis fecit
[Mathaeus Merian from Basel made it] |
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| Notes | Reges Poloniae or Treter's Eagle with 44 medallions of Polish kings from Lech to Sigismund III was executed after 1588 original edition by Tomasz Treter. Medallions with visages of the Polish kings are placed on the body, wings and tail of an Eagle. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | www.culture.pl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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