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Hand-colored caricature of a smiling man in a top hat watching voters enter a polling station labeled Salle de Vote.

[I think I have some chances...]

Edmond Lavrate, 1888

Satirical 1894 cartoon by Johan Braakensiek showing a large John Bull figure with a finger to his lips among anarchists with

[John Bull]

Johan Braakensiek, 1894

Octagonal engraving of a rustic interior with a seated bearded man, a group of figures, a barrel, and a doorway to a landscap

[Finfa]

Julian Rabcewicz, 1900

Hand-colored caricature of a ballroom with musicians on a balcony, a man on his hands, a kicking woman in purple, and a falle

[The guide to good manners]

Edmond Lavrate, 1888

Lithograph of a winged allegorical figure above a panicked crowd with exploding shells and fallen people.

[Grenades exploding among a crowd, political satire]

Johan Braakensiek, 1893

Scan of a torn printed page with dense Polish text in three columns and a small circular stamp near the centre.

[Kamieniec litewski]

Aleksandra Kühlewein, 1900

Colored caricature of a top-hatted man leaping and holding a newspaper marked ÉLU while two onlookers react beside a wall.

[Now that I am elected, I tell you all...]

Edmond Lavrate, 1888

Scanned newspaper page with three columns of Polish printed text under the heading Książęta Jabłonowscy w literaturze.

[Portret Adama Prażmowskiego]

Julian Schübeler, 1880

Engraving of an ornate silver vase with a domed lid, its body showing a kneeling armored king before a crowd of figures.

[Wazon srebrny z czasów Stefana Batorego]

J Jarmużyński, 1884

Colored cartoon of a man bending to wash a child's feet in a basin while a woman and a man in clogs watch.

[Don't trouble yourself, dear madam...]

Edmond Lavrate, 1888

Engraved oval portrait of a middle-aged man in a dark suit and bow tie, titled Jan Królikowski, 1884.

Jan Królikowski

Aleksander Regulski, 1884

Scanned printed page with two columns of Polish text, a serialized novel heading, and library stamp marks.

Antoni Edward Odyniec

Bronisław Puc, 1885

Hand-colored caricature of a seated man in an armchair and a bowing bearded man holding a top hat, with French caption.

[If I have the honor of sitting in the Chamber, Mr. Curate...]

Edmond Lavrate, 1888

Engraving of a riverside town with a domed church, moored steamboat and barge, and workers handling ropes on the bank.

[Widok Pińska]

Edward Karol Nicz, 1900

Engraved view of a small church with arched windows and tall trees, with three figures standing near the entrance.

[Kościół w Czeszewie, gdzie Libelt pochowany]

Jan Krajewski, 1887

Colored caricature of two men shaking hands, one leaning on a barrel labeled Entreprise de Vidange, with French caption.

[Touch it, my friend!...]

Edmond Lavrate, 1888

Scanned newspaper page of dense Polish text in two columns, with a red library stamp and handwritten catalogue numbers.

Wł. Syrokomla w młodym wieku

Edward Karol Nicz, 1887

Engraving of two mounted horsemen in Cossack-style dress on richly harnessed horses, with soldiers and lances in the distance

[Ilustracja do "Ogniem i mieczem" Henryka Sienkiewicza]

Andrzej Zajkowski, 1885

Engraving of a bearded man reading beneath a linden tree beside a lute and pitcher, with a Polish poem printed at left.

[Jan Kochanowski siedzący pod lipą]

Feliks Zabłocki, 1864

Engraving of a neoclassical cathedral with columns and twin domed towers, three figures walking on a dirt street.

[Katedra w Mohylewie]

Edward Karol Nicz, 1900

Scanned yellowed printed page in Polish with three columns of text, handwritten number and stamp in the left column.

[Rotmistrz pułku husarskiego]

I Ancerer, 1885

Engraved print of a cemetery with a stone wall, iron gate, small chapel tower, tall trees, and a lone walking figure.

[Cmentarz w Czeszewie, gdzie spoczywają zwłoki matki Libelta]

Jan Krajewski, 1887

Scanned 19th-century Polish newspaper page with dense printed columns and a serialized novel heading.

[Kaplica w Studzieńcu]

J Jarmużyński, 1879

[Srebrna złocona taca z Wystawy Sztuki i Starożytności w Warszawie]

Edward Karol Nicz, 1881

Engraving of a mounted knight with a spear and a woman behind him, with a lute player in tall grass under a cloudy sky.

Bolesław Łysy Rogatka, książę lignicki [...]

Jan Styfi, 1879

Watercolor of a town square with a tall clock tower, arcaded buildings and small figures in period dress.

[Widok Rynku w Krakowie (od ulicy Brackiej) z wieżą i dawnym ratuszem]

Bogumił Gąsiorowski, 1850

Watercolor of two uniformed officers in a town street, with a shako-wearing officer and a second man in a blue coat beside a

[Rewizor i policjant Wolnego Miasta Krakowa były [sic!] w roku 1832-4]

Jan Kanty Wojnarowski, 1840

Pencil drawing of two forked tree trunks with twisting branches and leafy foliage at the base on pale paper.

[Studium pnia drzewa]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1840

Watercolor interior of a Gothic cloister with ribbed vaults, stone pillars, a receding arcade and a wooden door in shadow.

[Fragment wschodniego ramienia krużganków klasztoru franciszkanów w Krakowie]

Bogumił Gąsiorowski, 1850

Oval pencil and wash portrait of a man in a high-collared coat, framed by a decorative ruled border with handwritten inscript

Jasiński, Jan Tomasz Seweryn : urod. r. 1806 umarł r. 1879 : były artysta i pisarz dramatyczny - dyrektor teatr. warsz

Jan Feliks Piwarski, 1825

Pencil sketch of a single leafy deciduous tree with a shaded canopy and visible roots on a torn sheet of paper.

[Drzewo liściaste - szkic]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1840

Watercolor of a church with red roof and tower on a square, with figures in period dress in the foreground.

[Kościół Wszystkich Świętych na placu tej samej nazwy, zburzony w 1834 roku]

Bogumił Gąsiorowski, 1850

Watercolor drawing of an oval gold-bordered epitaph with Latin inscription honoring Stanisław Krasiński, 1840.

[Epitafium Stanisława Krasińskiego]

Jan Kanty Wojnarowski, 1840

Pencil sketch of a small manor house framed by tall trees, with a wooden fence and path in the foreground.

[Dworek wśród drzew - szkic]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1840

Two ink and wash elevation drawings of a palace facade in two variants, one above the other, showing windows, roofs and arche

[Projekt elewacji pałacu w dwóch wariantach]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1801

Watercolor of a ruined Gothic church interior with a stone high altar, rubble on the floor, and tall pointed windows.

[Widok prezbiterium i ołtarza głównego po pożarze kościoła franciszkanów w Krakowie]

Bogumił Gąsiorowski, 1850

Pencil sketch of two standing figures in coats and caps on tan paper, one seen from behind, signed in the lower right.

[Studium dwóch postaci]

Stanisław Dębicki, 1886

Pen and ink architectural drawing of Ionic volutes and column capitals with geometric construction lines and dimensions.

[Budowla w stylu jońskim - dwa fragmenty elewacji oraz ich rzuty]

Sebastian Sierakowski, 1801

Pencil drawing of an ornate sword with a curled scabbard ending in a round rosette medallion on a cream paper sheet.

[Inicjał P]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1834

Watercolor interior of a vaulted church vestibule with a reclining stone effigy tomb and a doorway to a courtyard.

[Widok wnętrza kruchty kościoła franciszkanów od ul. Brackiej]

Bogumił Gąsiorowski, 1850

Ink drawing of an allegorical scene with soldiers, a kneeling woman, a knight with a laurel wreath, and a gothic monument.

[Alegoria żałoby narodowej po śmierci księcia Józefa Poniatowskiego - wersja czarno-biała]

Teofil Żychowicz, 1826

Pencil sketch of thatched wooden farm buildings behind a split-rail fence, with trees behind and a small figure at the gate.

Domek Fr. Karpińskiego w Kolonij Kraśnik w Puszczy Białowieskiej : do rozdziału Prużana

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1834

Watercolor drawing of a domed chapel beside a ruined gothic church facade with pointed windows in a stone courtyard.

[Widok fragmentu zachodniej elewacji kościoła dominikanów z kaplicą Zbaraskich, po pożarze w 1850 roku]

Bogumił Gąsiorowski, 1850

Watercolor sketch of a dozing woman with closed eyes wearing a dark headscarf and grey shawl, dated 1884.

[Kobieta drzemiąca w fotelu]

Teofil Kwiatkowski, 1884

Watercolor of a rocky coastline with boulders, a stone wall, calm sea, a small sailboat, and hazy mountains under a pale sky.

[Wybrzeże morskie w San Remo]

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, 1887

Watercolor of a brick church with pointed roofs and yellow tower, two men in coats on a cobbled street, 1856.

[Kraków, kościół pod wezwaniem św. Marka]

Andrzej Grabowski, 1856

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a bearded man with head bowed, eyes lowered, in a dark jacket.

[Mężczyzna drzemiący]

Teofil Kwiatkowski, 1884

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man writing at a desk, surrounded by a halo of female faces and dark clouds.

[Portret Stanisława Przybyszewskiego]

Celina Dominikowska, 1899

Engraving of a bearded pilgrim with staff and rosary seated beside a tree, with wings and a shell behind him.

[Pątnik]

Wincenty Smokowski, 1843