Ołyka, H. Poddębski – a view of the courtyard of the Radziwiłł Palace in a photograph from the 1930s....

[OŁYKA—a view of the courtyard of the Radziwiłł Palace—panoramic photograph]. [1930s]. Photograph, size 12x17.2 cm, taken atHenryk Poddębski’s studio.
View of a section of the courtyard. In the lower right corner, a stamp reading: “H. Poddębski.” On the reverse, a seal and identifying inscriptions in pencil. Very good condition.
Radziwiłł Palace (Ukrainian: Олицький замок) – a palace built in Ołyka between 1540 and 1564 by Prince Mikołaj Radziwiłł, known as “the Black,” Marshal and Grand Chancellor of Lithuania, and Castellan of Vilnius. Around 1640, the next head of the Ołyka estate, Prince Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł, expanded the palace in the Renaissance style, surrounding it with walls on a rectangular plan, featuring four distinctive bastions at the corners. Between 1740 and 1760, the palace was thoroughly rebuilt by Prince Michał Radziwiłł, known as Rybeńko, Voivode of Vilnius and Grand Hetman of Lithuania. This transformed it into a stately princely residence in the Baroque style, devoid of any defensive features. The palace’s halls housed a large collection of works of art, historical artifacts, period furniture, portraits of the Radziwiłł family, tapestries, a library, and an armory. During World War II, the palace’s rich collections were looted; part of the surviving collection was taken over by the Museum in Lutsk. Since 1945, the palace has housed a psychiatric hospital. (Wikipedia).
H. Poddębski (1890–1945)—an outstanding Warsaw photographer. From 1911, he was associated with the Polish Society for Local History, where he headed the photography studio for many years. In 1934, his archive contained over 6,000 glass negatives. In the 1930s, he photographed with a “Leica” 35mm camera. Starting in 1925, he ran a well-known photography studio at 25 Marszałkowska Street in Warsaw. His works were highly regarded at exhibitions in Poland and abroad—he received numerous awards and honors.