This portrait of Queen Jadwiga by Polish nominal painter Jan Matejko is the first objective recreation of the Queen's face, based on his own detailed study of her skull made by permission of the Catholic Church during the 1887 exhumation of the Queen's remains in Krakow, Poland. For further information about the exhumation purpose and names of official wittnesses see http://www.kryminalistyka.fr.pl/forensic_groby_jadwiga.php

Summary

Jan Matejko : English: Portrait of Queen Jadwiga of Poland. Polski: Portret królowej Jadwigi Andegaweńskiej. ( )
Artist	Jan Matejko (1838–1893) Description Polish painter Polish painter, a leading 19th-century Date of birth/death 24 June 1838 1 November 1893 Location of birth/death Free City of Kraków Kraków Work location Vienna ; Paris ; Munich Authority file : Q189117 VIAF : 27863576 ISNI : 0000000108826913 ULAN : 500000325 LCCN : n82234077 NLA : 35345706 WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q189117
Title	English: Portrait of Queen Jadwiga of Poland . Polski: Portret królowej Jadwigi Andegaweńskiej .
Object type	painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Date	1838-1893
Medium	oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Collection	National Gallery
Current location	Warsaw
Notes	English: Fellowship of Polish Kings and Princesses By Jan Matejko. Polski: Poczet królów i książąt polskich Jana Matejki
Source/Photographer	Poczet królów polskich Jana Matejki [1]

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