FAJANS Maksymilian, Polish Images.

Polish Images.

Drawn from nature and lithographed (...). Warsaw 1851, 1857; Nakł. Author. In the Government Printing House. Main composition in Zaklad Artystyczno-Litograficzny and in H. Natanson's Bookstore. (37 x 30 cm), 33 plates with portraits in lithography, co. pp. binding.
One of the monumental examples of Polish portrait prints published in the 19th century. Contains 33 portraits of famous Poles: W. Pol., J. I. Kraszewski (trimmed), A. Groza (trimmed), A. Fredro (trimmed), K.W. Wójcicki, J. Łuszczewska (Deotyma), K. Lipiński, J.X. Kaniewski, J. Suchodolski, Ed. Hr. Raczynski, R. Radziewicz, J. S. Bandtkie, L. Siemieński, W.A. Maciejowski, A. Grabowski, J.W. Bandtkie, J. Komorowski, A. Waga, J. Dobrski, Hr. St. Wodzicki, M. Oczapowski, A. Lesser, A. Katski, J. Kremer, L. Kondratowicz, J. Goluchowski, A. Zamoyski, J. Muczkowski, W. Jastrzębowski, A. Cieszkowski, J. Elsner, A. Nakwaska, E. Felinska.
"Full of life, individuality and well graphically designed portraits [?] have the value of an authentic and artistic likeness" (Andrzej Banach). Missing 13 lithographed title pages, 12 portraits and text section. Traces of soiling, dampstaining and staining (strong in places), 3 boards with trimmed margins, stamp on each board: "From the collection of Jan Sas Zubrzcki".