No portrait of Jadwiga Żagańska has survived to our times. We can try to imagine it with the help of drawings of contemporary womens costumes by Jan Matejko (photo:public domain) Jadwiga Żagańska (-1390) - fourth wife of Casimir the Great. Jadwiga was the daughter of the Duke of Żagań, Henryk V
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun , an illustrious painter, of world renown, was best known for her portraits of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. As a child, she had a gift for drawing; as a young girl, she produced her first portrait at the age of 15; young woman, she entered the Royal Academy of Painting
Entry into the army in 1755, he was captain in 1789. General of division in 1793 he commanded the Army of the Rhine. At the head of the Northern Army he won the victory of Hondshoote in 1793. But then decided on a retreat which turned into a rout. Dismissed and then arrested, he was brought before a
He was born in 1480 into a family of minor nobility. He is a page at the court of Portugal then goes to the arms sector. In 1505, having become an officer, he took part in Francisco de Almeidas expedition to the East Indies, a first military and maritime experience which gave him a taste for travel