Tadeusz MAŃKOWSKI (ed.) - The Gallery of Stanisław August [1932]

Lviv, 1932. Published by the Ossoliński National Institute. 24.5x32 cm, p. XVIII, 528, 155 plates with black-and-white reproductions [a 3-part set in 3 volumes], soft covers with dust jackets. Good condition (the cover and paper dust jacket of Volume II were replaced in modern times; stains on the dust jackets of Volumes I and III; ex libris on the inside covers; soiling on individual pages).

A monumental study devoted to the art gallery of Stanisław August Poniatowski, prepared by Tadeusz Mańkowski in collaboration with Zygmunt Batowski, Kazimierz Brokl, and Marian Morelowski. The publication presents the history of the royal collection, Stanisław August’s patronage of the arts, his relationships with artists, and the subsequent fate of the dispersed collection. The main body of the work consists of a detailed catalog covering 2,289 paintings as well as hundreds of miniatures, drawings, and other works, supplemented by indexes and cross-references. The volume is enriched by 155 plates with reproductions. A print run of 600 numbered pieces.