[ALBUM de Vilna]. J[ózef] I[gnacy] Kraszewski. 1851.
Jaworska 103; Portr. BN 2685. lithograph form. ca 44.5x38 on ark. 57x40.2 cm. Portrait of the writer J. I. Kraszewski published in 1851 as a board of Jan Kazimierz Wilczynski's "Album de Wilna" published in Paris. Prints on the upper margin: "Album de Wilna" and "2-e Série, 5-e Liv." Under the image signatures on the stone: "Lafosse lith.", "N-o 51", "Imp. Lemercier r. de Seine 57, Paris. " J. I. Kraszewski. Dédié á Son Excellence Monsieur Vincént Korwin-Piotrowski Maréchal du District de Łuck, par l'Editeur J. K. Wilczyński". Edges slightly scuffed, minor damage to lower right corner, sheet slightly dusty, nevertheless overall good condition.
J. I. Kraszewski (1812-1887) - writer, historian, publicist, "author with the largest number of published books and poems in the history of Polish literature" (Wikipedia), social activist.
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