Walkiewicz Władysław

Picture of Copernicus

lithograph

1873

Representation of Copernicus holding an object symbolising the heliocentric pattern in his left hand based on a copy of an oil painting by the Italian painter Ridolfo Curado (known as Ghirlandaio). Half-length figure of the astronomer with his hair gently swept back, a copy of Copernicus' signature beneath.

Copernican Library in Toruń