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Władysław Jagiełło and Vytautas praying before the battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko

Władysław Jagiełło and Vytautas praying before the battle of Grunwald

Jan Matejko · 1855

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Artist
Jan Matejko
Date
1855
Location
National Museum in Warsaw
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