Józef Ignacy KRASZEWSKI (1812-1887), La Tour des Pins (Tower of the Pines), 1866

Lithograph, paper, 17 x 14 cm (clear passe-partout); signed, described and dated on stone: JIKraszewski / Montpellier / La Tour des Pins / 17 Septembre 1866.
Lithographed at Aureliusz Pruszyński's Artistic Lithography Workshop in Kraków.

The Tower of Pines - one of the few remnants of fortified walls in Montpellier dating back to the 13th century. It is named after the pine trees that grew on top of the 30-meter tower in the 17th century.
In addition to writing, Kraszewski was a skilled illustrator who illustrated his frequent travels in Europe.

Aureliusz Pruszyński (9.09.1847 Kasinka Mała pov. Limanowa - 22.04.1904 Krakow) was a Krakow lithographer, owner of the esteemed Aureliusz Pruszyński Artistic Lithography Establishment in Krakow founded in 1873 at 17 Pijarska Street, from ca 1902 the owner of the establishment was his son Zenon Pruszyński (see SAP vol. 8 pp. 92-93). In the factory of A. Pruszyński, from the end of the 19th century, leading artists of Cracow reflected their graphic works in lithography (including posters), including the famous "Teka Melpomena.