Plate - Tatar envoys swear an alliance, illustration to 'Historical Songs' by JU Niemcewicz; Frenzel, Johann Gottfried Abraham (1782–1855), graphic artist; Sułkowska, Ewa (1786–1824), graphic artist; 1816; graphic plate; height 13.9 cm, width 17.2 cm, A worn rectangular metal plate with rounded corners rests on a dark background, showing an etched scene in its center surrounded by a broad uneven border; the plate surface displays a patina of warm coppery browns, tan, beige, and muted orange with darker brown spots and smudges, and a few areas of deeper rust-like purple near the edges. The

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