40 Groszy 1968 - „Knight on a brown horse” by Piotr Michałowski


40 Groszy 1968 - „Knight on a brown horse” by Piotr Michałowski
Added by Maciej Pasztor
General Description : Piotr Michałowski (July 2, 1800 – June 9, 1855) was a Polish painter of the Romantic period, especially known for his many portraits, and oil studies of horses. Broadly educated, he was also a social activist, legal advocate, city administrator and President of the Kraków Agricultural Society (since 1853).[1] The Sukiennice Museum, a division of the National Museum in Kraków, contains a room named after him and devoted to Michałowski's work.
Face value 40 Groszy
Catalog code (Michel) 1864
Catalog code (Scott) 1602
Catalog code Polish Stamps Catalog 1717
Series Polish paintings
Place in series 1
Stamp colour Multicolored
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 4,098,000
Designer Andrzej Heidrich
Paper type Middel; smooth, white; chalky
Print technique Photogravure
Printed by PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych)
Height 47.20 mm
Width 35.30 mm
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