Baron Edward Rastawiecki (October 20, 1804 in Nowosiółki near

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- February 23, 1879 in

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) was a Polish art historian. He was a descendant of an aristocratic Polish family. His father was baron Ludwik Mikołaj Adam Rastawiecki. He finished the Liceum Warszawskie school in

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. He then graduated in administration at

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. He worked in the

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. Later, he worked as chancellor in another bank, Towarzystwo Kredytowe Ziemskie. His wife was Leonia Nakwaska (1818-1886). They had no children. Edward Rastawiecki died in his mansion on Mazowiecka street in Warsaw. He was buried on Cmentarz Powązkowski in Warsaw.

Works

* ''Mapografia dawnej Polski'', 1846; * ''Słownik malarzy polskich tudzież obcych w Polsce osiadłych lub czasowo w niej przebywających'', t. 1-3, 1850–1857; * ''Słownik rytowników polskich'', 1886; * ''Wzory sztuki średniowiecznej i z epoki Odrodzenia w dawnej Polsce'', 1853–1858

References

* * * Polish art historians Barons of Poland Burials at Powązki Cemetery 1879 deaths 1804 births {{Poland-historian-stub