[PADEREWSKI Ignacy Jan - portrait photograph 1]. [ca. 1895/l. 10th 20th century]. Photograph form. 13x8,...

[PADEREWSKI Ignacy Jan - portrait photograph 1]. [ca. 1895/l. 10th 20th century]. Photograph form. 13x8.4 cm, of unknown authorship.
Composer shown in bust, looking straight ahead. The shot was most likely taken originally around 1895 by Józef Kuczyński in Kraków. Imprint in the upper margin: "Ignacy Jan Paderewski". Pin hole in lower left corner, minor stains, overall good condition.
I. J. Paderewski (1860-1941) - pianist, composer, politician, Polish prime minister and foreign minister, independence activist, professor at the conservatory in Warsaw. One of the most prominent figures in Polish history.