BRIDGING THE GAP - COUNT ATHANAZY RACZYŃSKI AND HIS GALLERIES IN POLAND AND PRUSSIA

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2. Carl Adolph Henning, Portrait of the Raczy ński- family, (1839), oil/ canvas,
308 X 200 cm, National Museum Poznań
painted by Adolph Henning in 1839 indicates Athanazy’s self-under-
standing in the cultural field.
The painting shows Athanazy standing in the foreground next to his
brother Edward sitting in a chair, [ill. 2] In the background stand the