Christina Ewartina, Polonorum Regina, Saxon : Duc : et Elect: &c. Christina Ewartina, Queen of Poland, Duchess and Elector of Saxony

by Joseph Friederich Leopold, portrait of, Christiane Eberhardine of

$350 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

An imposing portrait with stunning early colour of the Queen of Poland, Christina Ewartina, by the celebrated Augsburg engraver Martin Engelbrecht. Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth's biography is a remarkable tale of a woman who defied the conventions of her time in 17th and 18th century Europe. As the Electress of Saxony from 1694 to 1727 and Queen Consort of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, she stood out by never once setting foot in Poland during her

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