oil/ canvas, 85x59 cm, signed p.d.: E. Swierkiewicz / in Cieszyn / 1865
The painting refers to a depiction from a print by V.Joannes Sarcander according to a painting by Julius Muhr (1819 Pszczyna - 1865 Munich) from 1855. Edward Swierkiewicz came from Myslenice, and settled in Cieszyn. He painted religious scenes, genre scenes and portraits. His works can be found, among others. in the Sulkowski Castle and the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia;
state of preservation: good, minor craquelure and surface rubbing.
