ZAMOJSKI Jan (1542 - 1605), magnate, royal secretary, etc., etc.

ZAMOJSKI Jan (1542 - 1605), magnate, royal secretary, etc., etc.

"Johannes Sarius Zamoyski M: Cancellarius Reg. Poloniae...".
Portrait in copperplate. Antoni Oleszczyński. Paris 1856. Plate imprint: 40 x 31.5 cm (board: 51.5 x 37 cm. (2 cards).
Bust 3/4 to the right, against a background of images of Polish kings and dignitaries. Portrait in an oval frame of laurel, oak and fruit and flowers, interlaced with ribbons and set against a rectangular panel.... Above the composition the inscription as above, below the composition the signature together with the dedication: "Andreae Sario Comiti Zamoyski.... Antoni Olesz[czyński] dicat et consecrat 1856". Attached to the engraving is a card with a detailed explanation in Polish and French. Traces of non. soiling. Good condition. Rare. Lit.: Catalog of Portraits, no. 6224.