Album by W. Kielisinski, Poznan 1853 + supplementary slipcase, Poznan 1855, VERY RARE

Album byW. Kielisinski, published by J.K.Żupański in Poznań, Poznań 1853 + "Supplementary Poszyt do album Kielisińskiego", published by J.K. Żupański bookstore, Poznań 1855, f. 36 x 26.5cm, p.[6] f. plates 27 , f. plates 9 [ total 252 etchings - original prints from plate], VERY RARE

"His realistic engravings, always with vivid and concrete subject matter, carefully composed and cut, taking care to convey the truth, were Biedermeier in their fineness and allure (...) His works are engraved jewelry, how very similar to those objects hidden in Biedermeier display cases. He reduced everything to small sizes. His views of architecture, some gates, Orthodox churches, country huts, scenes from the life of the people, costumes, dogs are as big or as small as seals and ex-librises of which he made many (...)" A. Banach, "Polish illustrated book", p. 184

Title page in lithography by M. Jaroczynski (pupil of W.Kielisinski)

Kajetan Wincenty Kielisinski (owner: Kajetan Wawrzyniec Kielisinski) [1808 - 1849] - Polish graphic artist and draughtsman, librarian. He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Warsaw University; his teacher of drawing and lithography was Jan Feliks Piiwarski. A participant in the November Uprising.In 1834-1839 he was the custodian of Gwalbert Pawlikowski's collection in Medyka. In 1839 he found employment as a librarian for Tytus Działyński. As custodian of the Kórnik library, he was the author of its first catalogs. He cooperated with Działyński in his publishing activities, including compiling tables with images of seals for the Collection of Lithuanian Laws 1339-1529 (published in 1841). He also worked on the reconstruction of the Kórnik castle and garden. In 1848, with the rank of captain, he again took part in another Polish freedom uprising, in which he was wounded. After a short stay in prison, he returned to work in Kórnik in the summer of 1848, and six months later died suddenly (...) He was the creator of many etchings and drawings, devoted to folklore, the life of Polish villages and towns, monuments, and landscapes. (Source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajetan_Kielisiński)