| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Charles Scott |
| Published | c. 1692 |
| Dimensions | Images 143 x 104 mm, Sheets 148 x 107 mm |
| Notes |
A rare pair of portraits of Wojciech Konstanty Breza and his third wife Teresa Konstancja Opalińska Brzezina, diplomatic representative, special envoy, and voivode of various regions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The images show bust portraits of the pair appearing in the centre of wreaths, their coats of arms at the bottom. Perching on top of the wreaths are eagles with crowns, their wings outstretched. At the bottom of the image appears a partial globe with 'Polonia' appearing at the centre. Various Polish cities are marked including Warsaw and Poznan, the city for which Breza was voivode. Wojciech Konstanty Breza (c.1630's - 1698) was a Polish politician and voivode, a title denoting a military leader or governor of a specific region in Central, South-eastern and Eastern Europe. Breza was voivode of Poznań between 1692–1698 and voivode of Kalisz between 1687–1692. He served as an envoy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Kingdom of Sweden in 1673–1674, and also as a diplomatic representative of the Commonwealth in the Kingdom of Denmark in 1673. He held various other political positions within his career and in 1673, during his time as an envoy, he tried unsuccessfully to persuade Sweden to help Poland in the war with Turkey. Upon learning of the death of the Polish King Michael I (reigned 1669 – 1673) he proposed the candidacy of Prince George of Denmark to the Polish throne. Breza married three times, lastly to Teresa Konstancja Opalińska Brzezina but had no children. Breza died in 1698 and was buried in Poznań. Condition: Both trimmed and tipped to same album page. Some creasing to corners of sheets. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £200.00 |
| Stock ID | 52594 |