Portrait of a Man (formerly called Stanislaus II Augustus, King of Poland) 19th Century The poem is set at

The poem is set at the time of the First Crusade and follows the vicissitudes of fighting Christians and Saracens

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A crude imitation based on Ostade's 'Peasants at an Inn' of 1676 at Kassel (HdG427)

Portrait of a Man (formerly called Stanislaus II Augustus, King of Poland) 19th Century The poem is set atThis fine miniature was donated to the Gallery in the belief that it represented Stanislaus II Augustus, the King of Poland for whom Desenfans and Bourgeois put together the collection which was to become the core of Dulwich Picture Gallery. However, the sitter's casual posture, shrewd expression, piercing blue eyes, long Bob Hope nose, balding pate, unpowdered hair, and plain garb seem light years away from the brown eyed, roman nosed, bewigged and