Adoption of the Polish-Lithuanian Constitution of May 3, 1791. The painting depicts King Stanislaus Augustus together with members of the Grand Sejm and inhabitants of Warsaw entering St John’s Cathedral in order to swear in the new national constitution just after it had been adopted by the Grand Sejm in the Royal Castle visible in the background. Jan Matejko

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Size: 4188px × 2317px
Photo credit: © Niday Picture Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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