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200th anniversary of the birth of Adam Mickiewicz.

Sheet 120
Sculpture of Adam Mickiewicz by Pierre-Jean David,
Classicist palace in Śmiełów
Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), Polish poet.
Pierre-Jean David (1788-1856), French sculptor.
Śmiełów is a village northeast of Jarocin, roughly between Poznań and Kalisz. In this palace, Adam Mickiewicz and Henryk Sienkiewicz stayed for a couple of weeks.
200 Rocznica urodzin = 200th anniversary of his birth.
Fischer 3589-3592
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