Heliogravure, cardboard 31 x 43 cm (light frame); signed under composition "ROSSOWSKI PXT" and "HELIOGRAVIURE V.ANGERERA"; title of painting in Polish and French; additional inscriptions: "Print of the Tow. spread. Fine Arts in Vienna"; "DEAD STORE U MAURYCEGO ROBICZKA W WARSAWIE" and in Cyrillic "dozwolieno cenzurju Warszawa 13 fewral 1884 goda " .
The graphic comes from the collection "Album of Polish Painters in Etchings" published in 1884. This was a pioneering publication on Polish soil of great importance for the dissemination of the work of contemporary Polish artists, especially during the partitions.
Victor Angerer (1839 - 1894) one of the most versatile Viennese photographers of the 19th century, owner of a publishing house and lithographic company. He photographed the imperial family, the Viennese aristocracy and well-known figures from artistic circles, as well as views of Vienna, architecture and interiors. Internationally known and respected in his era, he participated in the 1878 Paris exhibition and the 1873 Vienna exhibition.
Maurycy Robitschek (Robiczek) - a bookseller, in 1872, together with Herman Altenberg, established their own bookstore and picture warehouse at 38 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street, under the name Altenberg and Robitschek. At the end of 1879, the bookstore passed to the ownership of Maurice Robitschek, who then began using a polonized version of his surname: Robiczek.
