[FRANCIS Joseph]. Souvenir sheets from the travels of Emperor Franz Joseph I. in Galicia. September 1880....

[FRANCIS Joseph]. Souvenir sheets from the journey of Emperor Franz Joseph I. through Galicia. September 1880 Lviv [not before 1880]. [Artistic and photographic establishment of E. Trzemeski]. folio, plates 20. original portfolio fn. decorated.
Abrasions of the edges of the portfolio, small tear of the edge of one plate, some photographs slightly faded. Portfolio repaired (wings glued, partly new veneer paper). The card with the title list of the plates is missing (a common copy is attached). An impressive album commemorating Franz Joseph's tour of Galicia. The plates feature mostly photographic reproductions of paintings depicting events during the visitation. The authors of the paintings were J. Matejko, J. Kossak, W. Kossak, T. Ajdukiewicz, A. Kozakiewicz, H. Rodakowski, among others. The charts were made in Vienna in lithography by K. Krzywanka. Captions under the boards in Polish and French. Titles of the following boards: The Emperor's entry to Cracow, The Emperor in the royal tombs at Wawel, The Emperor among the Krakus, The Emperor at Wawel, The Emperor in Matejko's studio, Circumstances before the Emperor in the Cracow market, The Cracow Wedding before the Emperor, The Emperor among the people in the Cloth Hall, The deputation of the landowners at the Emperor's in Krysowice, The Emperor's reception at the Lviv train station, The passing of the request, The Emperor in Drohov, The ball at the Lviv town hall, The Emperor at St. Nicholas. Jura, Emperor at the Sejm building, Emperor at the forest school in Lviv, Wedding of the Hutsuls in front of the Emperor in Kolomyia, Emperor visits the oil mines in Boryslaw, Farewell in Lupkow, Cassette. One panel not included in the inventory is included: Reception of county councils (painted by F. Tepa).