Published : 2025-11-20

Genesis and Reception of „Portrety wsławionych Polaków, rysowanych na kamieniu przez Walentego Śliwickiego z opisem ich życia przez Aleksandra Chodkiewicza” [„Portraits of Famous Poles, Drawn on Stone by WalentyValentine ŚSliwicki with a Description of Their Live by Aleksander Chodkiewicz”]

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The article recalls an interesting publishing project from 1820. Walenty Śliwicki made portraits of distinguished Poles, which were then printed on lithographic presses, while Aleksander Chodkiewicz took care to attach biographies to images of deceased heroes. Some he wrote himself, but he also invited other authors to collaborate. Of the announced forty portraits, twenty-eight were published by 1828. Fifteen were accompanied by biographies. Tracing the press from this period allows us to better understand the intentions of the authors, the first assessments of their work and the reasons why the initiative was not completed.

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biographies, lithography, Aleksander Chodkiewicz, Walenty Śliwicki



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Chachaj, M. (2025). Genesis and Reception of „Portrety wsławionych Polaków, rysowanych na kamieniu przez Walentego Śliwickiego z opisem ich życia przez Aleksandra Chodkiewicza” [„Portraits of Famous Poles, Drawn on Stone by WalentyValentine ŚSliwicki with a Description of Their Live by Aleksander Chodkiewicz”]. Biografistyka Pedagogiczna [Biographical Studies in Education], 10(2), 43–63. https://doi.org/10.36578/BP.2025.10.02

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"Biografistyka Pedagogiczna" received funding for the years 2022-2024 from the funds of the Minister of Education and Science under the programme „Rozwój Czasopism Naukowych”.

Project duration: 2023-2024.

The amount of co-financing is 65 992,00 PLN

Contract number: RCN/SP/0434/2021/1