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Summary

Jan Matejko: Constitution of May 3, 1791

Artist



Description	Polish painter Polish painter, a leading 19th-century
Date of birth/death	24 June 1838	1 November 1893
Location of birth/death	Free City of Kraków	Kraków
Work location	Vienna; Paris; Munich
Authority file	: Q189117 VIAF: 27863576 ISNI: 0000000108826913 ULAN: 500000325 LCCN: n82234077 NLA: 35345706 WorldCat

Title

Constitution of May 3, 1791

Object type

painting

Genre

history painting

Description

Adoption of the Polish-Lithuanian Constitution of May 3, 1791.

The painting depicts King Stanislaus Augustus together with members of the Grand Sejm and inhabitants of Warsaw entering St John’s Cathedral in order to swear in the new national constitution just after it had been adopted by the Grand Sejm in the Royal Castle visible in the background.

May 3rd Constitution was the first written national constitution in Europe, and the world’s second, after the United States Constitution. The May 3rd Constitution was adopted by the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on May 3, 1791

Depicted people

Stanisław August Poniatowski

Date

1891

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 246 cm (96.8 in)

; width: 445 cm (14.5 ft)

Collection

Royal Castle in Warsaw

	Native name	Zamek Królewski w Warszawie
	Location	Warsaw
	Coordinates	52° 14′ 52″ N, 21° 00′ 51″ E
	Established	1984 (Museum)
	Website	www.zamek-krolewski.pl
	Authority file	: Q756098 VIAF: 152815748 ISNI: 0000000123590478 LCCN: n81120653 OSM: 64436 GND: 1092766-9 WorldCat

Source/Photographer

National Museum of Poland Catalogue (for better resolution: calendar with pictures of Matejko)

Other versions

This file has multiple extracted images:

Polski: Spis osób

Stanisław Małachowski (1736–1809), marszałek Sejmu Wielkiego
Aleksander Linowski (ok. 1759–1820), poseł na Sejm Wielki, zwolennik konstytucji
Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski (1745–1802), poseł na Sejm Wielki, zwolennik konstytucji
Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817), generał wojsk koronnych
Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha (1757–1798), marszałek Sejmu Wielkiego
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1757–1841), poseł na Sejm Wielki, współautor konstytucji
Michał Zabiełło (1760–1815), poseł na Sejm Wielki, zwolennik konstytucji
Jan Suchorzewski (zm. 1804 lub 1809), poseł na Sejm Wielki, przeciwnik konstytucji
Stanisław Kublicki (1750–1809), poseł na Sejm Wielki, zwolennik konstytucji
Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (ok. 1730–1819), hetman wielki koronny, przeciwnik konstytucji
Hugo Kołłątaj (1750–1812), podkanclerzy koronny, współautor konstytucji
Feliks Turski (1720–1800), biskup krakowski (lub Tymoteusz Gorzeński)
Ignacy Potocki (1750–1809), marszałek wielki litewski, współautor konstytucji
Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski (1734–1823), starosta generalny ziem podolskich, zwolennik konstytucji
Scipione Piattoli (1749–1809), sekretarz prywatny królewski, współautor konstytucji
Tadeusz Matuszewicz (1765–1819), poseł na Sejm Wielki, współautor konstytucji
Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732–1798), król polski
Anna Charlotta Dorota von Medem (1761–1821), księżna kurlandzka (lub Róża z Martynkowskich Dekertowa)
Elżbieta z Szydłowskich Grabowska (1748/9–1810), metresa królewska
Jan Dekert (1738–1790), prezydent miasta Warszawy
Antoni Stanisław Czetwertyński-Światopełk (1748–1794), zwolennik konstytucji
Antoni Polikarp Złotnicki (ok. 1750–1830), poseł na Sejm Wielki, przeciwnik konstytucji
Francuski rojalista
Jan Kiliński (1760–1819), mistrz szewski
Klemens Maria Hofbauer (1751–1820), ksiądz redemptorysta
Stanisław Staszic (1755–1826), ksiądz, działacz oświeceniowy
Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski (1716–1792), b. wojewoda inowrocławski, autor Kodeksu Zamojskiego
Tymoteusz Gorzeński (1743–1825), biskup smoleński
Kazimierz Konopka (1769–1805), sekretarz Hugona Kołłątaja
Ksiądz prawosławny
Paweł Ksawery Brzostowski (1739–1827), ksiądz (lub Józef Stępkowski)
Antoni Tyzenhauz (1733–1785), b. zarządca litewskich ekonomii królewskich
Chłop
Józef Poniatowski (1763–1813), generał wojsk koronnych
Stanisław Mokronowski (1761–1821), poseł na Sejm Wielki
Młody Żyd
Stary Żyd

English: List of individuals

Stanisław Małachowski (1736–1809), Marshal of the Grand Diet
Aleksander Linowski (ok. 1759–1820), member of the Grand Diet, supporter of the constitution
Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski (1745–1802), member of the Grand Diet, supporter of the constitution
Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817), army general
Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha (1757–1798), Marshal of the Grand Diet
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1757–1841), member of the Grand Diet, co-author of the constitution
Michał Zabiełło (1760–1815), member of the Grand Diet, supporter of the constitution
Jan Suchorzewski (d. 1804 or 1809), member of the Grand Diet, opposed to the constitution
Stanisław Kublicki (1750–1809), member of the Grand Diet, supporter of the constitution
Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (ca. 1730–1819), Grand Hetman of the Crown, opposed to the constitution
Hugo Kołłątaj (1750–1812), Underchancellor of the Crown, co-author of the constitution
Feliks Turski (1720–1800), Bishop of Kraków (or Tymoteusz Gorzeński)
Ignacy Potocki (1750–1809), Grand Marshal of Lithuania, co-author of the constitution
Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski (1734–1823), Prefect General of Podolia, supporter of the constitution
Scipione Piattoli (1749–1809), royal private secretary, co-author of the constitution
Tadeusz Matuszewicz (1765–1819), member of the Grand Diet, co-author of the constitution
Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732–1798), King of Poland
Anna Charlotta Dorota von Medem (1761–1821), Duchess of Courland (or Róża Dekert née Martynkowska)
Elżbieta Grabowska née Szydłowska (1748/9–1810), royal mistress
Jan Dekert (1738–1790), Mayor of Warsaw
Antoni Stanisław Czetwertyński-Światopełk (1748–1794), supporter of the constitution
Antoni Polikarp Złotnicki (ca. 1750–1830), member of the Grand Diet, opposed to the constitution
French royalist
Jan Kiliński (1760–1819), shoemaker
Clemens Maria Hofbauer (1751–1820), Redemptorist priest
Stanisław Staszic (1755–1826), priest, educator
Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski (1716–1792), former Palatine of Inowrocław, author of the Zamojski Code
Tymoteusz Gorzeński (1743–1825), Bishop of Smolensk
Kazimierz Konopka (1769–1805), Hugo Kołłątaj’s secretary
Orthodox priest
Paweł Ksawery Brzostowski (1739–1827), priest (or Józef Stępkowski)
Antoni Tyzenhauz (1733–1785), former manager of royal estates in Lithuania
Peasant
Józef Poniatowski (1763–1813), army general
Stanisław Mokronowski (1761–1821), member of the Grand Diet
Young Jew
Old Jew

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	09:38, 5 April 2020	7,459 × 4,135 (6.95 MB)	Wojciech Pędzich	Reverted to version as of 12:01, 26 December 2009 (UTC), last version seems too dark.
	18:50, 9 April 2014	7,459 × 4,135 (9.23 MB)	Hohum	Colour correction, previous was too blue in shadows.
	22:29, 24 January 2013	7,459 × 4,135 (9.38 MB)	Bogomolov.PL	color correction
	12:01, 26 December 2009	7,459 × 4,135 (6.95 MB)	Mathiasrex	new version
	23:08, 29 April 2009	7,459 × 4,135 (14.07 MB)	Ludmiła Pilecka	higher resolution
	19:15, 2 March 2008	1,647 × 915 (448 KB)	Mathiasrex	{{Information \|Description= \|Source= \|Date= \|Author= \|Permission= \|other_versions= }}
	11:18, 23 February 2008	1,661 × 932 (297 KB)	Goku122
	12:20, 28 February 2005	800 × 437 (107 KB)	Nk	Painting by Jan Matejko from 1891 {{PD-art}}