[WARSAW - view of New Exit and Kierbedzia Bridge - view photograph - cabinet format shot]. [l. 70s of the 19th century]. Photograph form. 10.5x14.5 cm on original backing form. 10.8x16.3 cm, by Jan Mieczkowski in Warsaw.
View in the direction of Praga. Photo pasted on original cardboard backing. On the left margin of the backing print: "Jan Mieczkowski in Warsaw". On the back an advertising vignette of the establishment printed: "JMieczkowski in Warsaw Corner of Senatorska and Miodowa Ner 496" and a handwritten inscription in crayon: "Varsovie - la Vistule". Good condition.
J. Mieczkowski (1830-1889) - one of the greatest and best photographers of the 19th century, competing with Beyer, itinerant daguerreotypist, outstanding portraitist (for his portraits he received an honorable mention at the General Exhibition in London in 1862). Awarded at numerous photographic salons in Europe and Asia. He opened his first establishment in 1847, and from 1861 the company was located at the corner of Senatorska and Miodowa Streets. In 1887 he took a photograph of Titus Chalubinsky and Helena Modrzejewska.
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