Portrait of Copernicus

Creator: Author unknown
Technique: lithography
Date: 1839
Description: Copernicus holding a small telescope in his left hand with his right holding a sheet of card covered with drawings resting on his lap. He is sitting. His full figure is shown leaning against a monument and a globe; landscape with a sun-dial in the background. Lithograph taken from the periodical Przyjaciel Ludu (Friend of the People, 1839, issue 35) based on a painting by Jan Krystian Gładysz
Location: Copernican Library in Toruń