Felicjan Szczęsny Kowarski

Nicolaus Copernicus Toruń 1473-1923

lithograph

1923

Poster issued on the occasion of Nicolaus Copernicus' 450th anniversary by the Pomeranian Division of the Polish Red Cross. Designed by Felicjan Szczęsny Kowarski based on a portrait engraving of Copernicus from Dominik Witke-Jeżewski's collection, the poster is kept in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw. The lower part features a panoramic view of Toruń as seen from across the Vistula river.

Copernican Library in Toruń