Légende

Partitions of Poland. The First Partition of Poland. It was decided on August 5, 1772. The agreement was signed in Vienna in February 1772. The partition was conducted by the Habsburg Monarchy, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russian Empire. Allegory of the First Partition of Poland: on the left Catherine II of Russia; at the right are Joseph II of Austria and Frederick II of Prussia, quarrelling over their territorial seizures. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Chaillot after the allegorical drawing titled "The Troelfth Cake" by Jean-Michael Moreau. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840.

Date

28 juin 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG24A04_275

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

34,1Mo (807,9Ko) / 25,0cm x 34,2cm / 2953 x 4038 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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