Edward Rastawiecki

Edward Rastawiecki; portrait by Jan Ksawery Kaniewski.

Baron Edward Rastawiecki (October 20, 1804 in Nowosiółki near Hrubieszów - February 23, 1879 in Warszawa) was a Polish art historian.

He was a descendant of an aristocratic Polish family. His father was baron . He finished the school in Warsaw. He then graduated in administration at Warsaw university. He worked in the . Later, he worked as chancellor in another bank, Towarzystwo Kredytowe Ziemskie.

His wife was Leonia Nakwaska (1818-1886). They had no children. Edward Rastawiecki died in his mansion on Mazowiecka street in Warsaw. He was buried on Cmentarz Powązkowski in Warsaw.

Works[]

• Mapografia dawnej Polski, 1846;
• Słownik malarzy polskich tudzież obcych w Polsce osiadłych lub czasowo w niej przebywających, t. 1-3, 1850–1857;
• Słownik rytowników polskich, 1886;
• Wzory sztuki średniowiecznej i z epoki Odrodzenia w dawnej Polsce, 1853–1858

References[]

• Szenic, Stanisław (1982). Cmentarz powązkowski 1891-1918. Zmarli i ich rodziny. Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy. p. 232.
• "Rastawiecki Edward". Encyklopedia PWN. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
• Minakowski, Marek. "Edward bar. Rastawiecki h. Sas". Genealogia potomków Sejmu Wielkiego. Retrieved April 16, 2011.

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