lithography

Bust of Nicolaus Copernicus
- Creator: Author unknown
- Technique: lithography
- Date: 1834
- Description: Illustration taken from the periodical Przyjaciel Ludu (Friend of the People)
- Location: Copernican Library in Toruń
Image of Copernicus
- Creator: Walkiewicz Władysław
- Technique: lithography
- Date: 1873
- Description: 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
- Location: Copernican Library in Toruń
Nicolaus Copernicus Toruń 1473–1923
- Creator: Felicjan Szczęsny Kowarski
- Technique: lithography
- Date: 1923
- Description: 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
- Location: Copernican Library in Toruń
Portrait of Copernicus
- Creator: Author unknown
- Technique: lithography
- Date: 1842
- Description: Three-quarter length figure of Copernicus facing right. Inscription 'Nicolaus Copernikus' beneath. Lithograph made in Dresden for the printing house 'Borussia.Museum Preussische Vaterlandskunde. Dritter Band' based on Jocob van Maurs's engraving and taken from Pierre Gassendi's Nicolai Copernici vita in which Copernicus is shown wearing a large tuned down collar. Another feature characterising the drawing is the characteristic softness which imparts a sense of gentleness to the figure represented
- Location: Copernican Library in Toruń
Portrait of Copernicus
- Creator: Author unknown
- Technique: lithography
- Date: 1839
- Description: Copernicus holding a small telescope in his left hand with his right holding a sheet of card covered with drawings resting on his lap. He is sitting. His full figure is shown leaning against a monument and a globe; landscape with a sun-dial in the background. Lithograph taken from the periodical Przyjaciel Ludu (Friend of the People, 1839, issue 35) based on a painting by Jan Krystian Gładysz
- Location: Copernican Library in Toruń
Portrait of Copernicus
- Creator: Pierre Roch Vigneron
- Technique: lithography
- Date: ca. 1833
- Description: Portrait of Nicolaus Copernicus based on the Toruń portrait, former property of the Academic Gymnasium. The lithograph was made by the French engraver Pierre Roch Vigneron in the 1830’s
- Location: Copernican Library in Toruń
Statue of Copernicus in Warsaw
- Creator: Justus Wallis
- Technique: postcard
- Date: ca. 1900
- Description: Statue of Nicolaus Copernicus in Warsaw; lithograph made by Leuseur after a drawing by Vernier
- Location: Copernican Library in Toruń

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