Three illustrations for contemporary history: Pope Pius VI blesses the people from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Vienna; The kidnapping of King Stanisław August in 1771; The proceedings of the Polish Sejm in 1789. Artist: Daniel Nicolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801), graphic artist. Subjects/styles: illustrations, genre scenes, assassinations, palaces, parliaments. Persons depicted/iconography: Pius VI (1717–1799); Stanisław August Poniatowski (King of Poland, 1732–1798). Historical contexts: The Abduction of King Stanisław August (1771); Bar Confederation (1768–1772); The Four-Year Sejm (

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