A view of Vilnius

Steel engraving after a lithograph by Karol Raczyński.

Leonard Chodźko (1800–1871) published the illustrated book La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque (Historical, Literary, Monumental and Picturesque Poland) in Paris. The second volume of the book, published in 1836– 1837, contains a chapter about Vilnius, its history, architectural monuments and environs. It was written by the Vilnius University graduate Felix Wrotnowski. There are three pictures of Vilnius in the book by Chodźko: a colour engraving of the cathedral, a view of Gediminas Hill from Bald Hill, which illustrates an article about the history of the city, and a view with the Paplavų (Slops) suburb, which illustrates the beauty of the environs of the city. The engravings were made by a French engraver, based on lithographs made in 1831 by Karol Raczyński, an artist from Vilnius.

Text author Laima Laučkaitė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA II (2015). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė, RES PUBLICA (2018). Compiler and author Rūta Janonienė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė)

Steel engraving after a lithograph by Karol Raczyński.

Leonard Chodźko (1800–1871) published the illustrated book La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque (Historical, Literary, Monumental and Picturesque Poland) in Paris. The second volume of the book, published in 1836– 1837, contains a chapter about Vilnius, its history, architectural monuments and environs. It was written by the Vilnius University graduate Felix Wrotnowski. There are three pictures of Vilnius in the book by Chodźko: a colour engraving of the cathedral, a view of Gediminas Hill from Bald Hill, which illustrates an article about the history of the city, and a view with the Paplavų (Slops) suburb, which illustrates the beauty of the environs of the city. The engravings were made by a French engraver, based on lithographs made in 1831 by Karol Raczyński, an artist from Vilnius.

Text author Laima Laučkaitė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA II (2015). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė, RES PUBLICA (2018). Compiler and author Rūta Janonienė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė)