Sobieski Collection

John III Sobieski sending message of victory to the Pope Innocent XI after the Battle of Vienna, 1883. Found in the Collection of Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome

Jan III Sobieski
JOHN (JAN) III SOBIESKI king of Poland and military commander, who liberated Vienna when menaced by the Ottoman Turks. Polands greatest king

Departure from Wilanow of John III Sobieski and Marysienka, 1897. Creator: Brandt
Departure from Wilanow of John III Sobieski and Marysienka, 1897. Found in the Collection of Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

Ottoman Wars / Vienna
John III Sobieski, king of Poland, attacks the Turkish army under Kara Mustapha Pashs besieging Vienna, and though outnumbered 2 to 1 routs it and saves the city

Palace of Wilanow, Poland, drawing by J. Arnout, engraving by Lalaisse, 1840
3600072 Palace of Wilanow, Poland, drawing by J. Arnout, engraving by Lalaisse, 1840; (add.info.: Poland. Palace of Wilanow. Located in Willanow district, Warsaw)

Wilanow Palace, Warsaw, Poland, drawing by Vormser, 1840 (engraving)
3600060 Wilanow Palace, Warsaw, Poland, drawing by Vormser, 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Warsaw. Poland. Wilanow Palace. Its construction was ordered by the king John II Sobieski (1624-1696)

Portrait of John III Sobieski (1629-1696), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1768-1771. Found in the Collection of the Royal Castle, Warsaw

Sobieski at Vienna, Between 1864 and 1870. Creator: Khlebovsky, Stanislav (1835-1884)
Sobieski at Vienna, Between 1864 and 1870. Found in the collection of the Muzeum Narodowe, Krakow

The Battle of Khotyn on 11 November 1673, c. 1800. Creator: Smuglewicz, Franciszek (1745-1807)
The Battle of Khotyn on 11 November 1673, c. 1800. Found in the collection of the Muzeum Narodowe, Krakow

Equestrian Statue of John Sobieski trampling a Turk, Newby Hall, North Yorkshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Equestrian Statue of John Sobieski trampling a Turk, Newby Hall, North Yorkshire, 20th century. John III Sobieski (1629-1696) was elective king of Poland (1674-96)

John III Sobieski - King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
John III Sobieski (1629-1696). King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1674-1696). Statue dedicated to the Polish hero in Lazienki Park, Warsaw. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Lafon

Plan of the Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683
Holy Roman Empire. Plan of the Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683. It took place at Kahlenberg Mountain, near Vienna, ather the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire during two months

John III Sobieski (1629-1696). King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1674-1696). Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Lafon. History of Poland, by Charles Foster

The Polish Captivity (engraving)
1588278 The Polish Captivity (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Polish Captivity. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 April 1863)

Entrance of Sobieski into Vienna (engraving)
966174 Entrance of Sobieski into Vienna (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance of Sobieski into Vienna)

John Sobieski at the Relief of Vienna, 1683, (c1915). Creator: Unknown
John Sobieski at the Relief of Vienna, 1683, (c1915). John III Sobieski (1629-1696), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, defends Vienna against the Turks

John III Sobieski (1629-1696), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1683. Artist
John III Sobieski (1629-1696), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1683. From a private collection

King John III Sobieski at the Battle of Khotyn on 11 November 1673, 1673. Artist
King John III Sobieski at the Battle of Khotyn on 11 November 1673, 1673. From a private collection

The Siege of Trembowla in 1675, 1690. Artist: Hooghe, Romeyn de (1645-1708)
The Siege of Trembowla in 1675, 1690. From a private collection

Maria Kazimiera Sobieska (1641-1716) 1674 (engraving)
CZA228781 Maria Kazimiera Sobieska (1641-1716) 1674 (engraving) by Stevens (or Stephani) Pieter (1651-1730); 36.1x27.7 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow

John III Sobieski, King of Poland (1629-1696), color engraving 1870

Portrait of Prince Jakub Ludwik Sobieski (1667-1737), 1690s. Artist: Gascar, Henri (1635-1701)
Portrait of Prince Jakub Ludwik Sobieski (1667-1737), 1690s. Found in the collection of Wilanow Palace Museum

Portrait of Prince Jan Sobieski (1682-1685). Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of Prince Jan Sobieski (1682-1685). Found in the collection of Wilanow Palace Museum

Portrait of Aleksander Benedykt Stanisław Sobieski (1677-1714). Artist: Rigaud, Hyacinthe Francois Honore
Portrait of Aleksander Benedykt Stanisław Sobieski (1677-1714). Found in the collection of Wilanow Palace Museum

Portrait of Konstanty Wladyslaw Sobieski (1680-1726). Artist: Rigaud, Hyacinthe Francois Honore, Circle of
Portrait of Konstanty Wladyslaw Sobieski (1680-1726). Found in the collection of Wilanow Palace Museum

Portrait of Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735). Artist: Ghezzi, Pier Leone (1674-1755)
Portrait of Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735). Found in the collection of Wilanow Palace Museum

Portrait of John III Sobieski (1629-1696), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, ca 1685. Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of John III Sobieski (1629-1696), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, ca 1685. Found in the collection of the Historical Museum, Sanok

Portrait of Hetman Marek Sobieski (1549 / 50-1605). Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of Hetman Marek Sobieski (1549/50-1605). Private Collection

The arrest of Princess Clementina (1702-1735), 18th century (19th century). Princess Clementina (aka Clementina Sobieski) was a Polish princess and the wife of James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender

John III Sobieski, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, 19th century. Artist: Hippolyte Louis Emile Pauquet
John III Sobieski, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, 19th century

Jan III Sobieski, monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 19th century. Artist: J Thomson
Jan III Sobieski, monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 19th century. Portrait of Sobieski (1629-1696)

Jan III Sobieski, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 19th century. Artist: J Thomson
Jan III Sobieski, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 19th century. Sobieski (1629-1696) was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674-1696

Allegory of King John III Sobieski, 1675. Artist: Hooghe, Romeyn de (1645-1708)
Allegory of King John III Sobieski, 1675. From a private collection

John Sobieski Iii, 1629-1696. Elective King Of Poland, 1674-96. From The Book "Gallery Of Portraits"Published
John Sobieski Iii, 1629-1696. Elective King Of Poland, 1674-96. From The Book " Gallery Of Portraits" Published London 1833

John III Sobieski (1629-1696). King of Poland. Engraving. Co
John III Sobieski (1629-1696). King of Poland (1674-1696) and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Portrait. Engraving. Colored

Siege of Esztergom in 1686, Justus van den Nijpoort, 1694

SIEGE OF VIENNA, 1683. Forces commanded by Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, and John III Sobieski, King of Poland, drive back the Turkish armies besieging Vienna in 1683

King John III Sobieski Monument in Warsaw, Poland - erected to celebrate his victory over the Ottoman Turks in the 1683 Battle of Vienna. Date: circa 1950s

CIVIL WAR: BALLOON, 1862. Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe inflating his reconnaissance balloon Intrepid on Gaines Hill, Virginia

The large meter to measure the amount of gas used to inflated Thaddeus S. C. Lowes hot air balloon
LOWEs BALLOON, 1859. The large meter to measure the amount of gas used to inflated Thaddeus S.C. Lowes hot air balloon. American engraving, 1859

Thaddeus S. C. Lowes balloon, City of New York, being inflated on the Crystal Palace grounds in New York, November 1859
LOWEs BALLOON, 1859. Thaddeus S.C. Lowes balloon, City of New York, being inflated on the Crystal Palace grounds in New York, November 1859

Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe behind Union lines observing the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia
CIVIL WAR: BALLOON, 1862. Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe behind Union lines observing the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, from his balloon Intrepid, 31 May 1862

View of the City of New York, Thaddeus S. C. Lowes unsuccessful transatlantic balloon of 1859
BALLOONING: T. LOWE, 1859. View of the City of New York, Thaddeus S.C. Lowes unsuccessful transatlantic balloon of 1859. Contemporary American wood engraving

(1629-1696). King of Poland, 1674-1696. Stipple engraving, French, 19th century
JOHN III SOBIESKI (1629-1696). King of Poland, 1674-1696. Stipple engraving, French, 19th century

King Jan Sobieski defeating the Turkish army in Vienna -Ausschnitt (1883) Jan Matejko (1838-1893)

Portrait of Jan III Sobieski, c. 1685 Jan Sobieski (1518 - 1564) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1699 - 1699)

John Sobieski (1629-1696), John III, king of Poland from 1674. Polish warrior and statesman. From The Gallery of Portraits by Charles Knight (London, 1834). Engraving

CIVIL WAR: GAS GENERATORS. Union soldiers in Washington, D. C. 1863, with balloon gas generators used by Thaddeus S. C
CIVIL WAR: GAS GENERATORS. Union soldiers in Washington, D.C. 1863, with balloon gas generators used by Thaddeus S.C. Lowes Army Aeronautic Corps when surveying Confederate troop movements across

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"Jan III Sobieski: The Heroic King Who Saved Europe from Ottoman Invasion" Jan III Sobieski, also known as John III Sobieski, was a renowned Polish monarch who played a pivotal role in the Battle of Vienna during the Ottoman Wars. As King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, he led his troops to victory against the Ottoman Empire on September 12, 1683. After an intense battle that lasted for months, Jan III Sobieski emerged triumphant and sent a message of victory to Pope Innocent XI. His strategic plan for the Battle of Vienna proved successful in pushing back the Ottomans and securing Europe's freedom. This engraving captures the momentous occasion when Sobieski entered Vienna after liberating it from enemy forces. It showcases his courage and determination to defend his people against tyranny. Sobieski's heroic actions not only saved Vienna but also prevented further Ottoman expansion into Europe. His military prowess earned him great admiration among his allies and instilled fear in his enemies. In this captivating image from 1897, we witness John III Sobieski departing from Wilanow alongside Marysienka. Their unity symbolizes strength and resilience in times of adversity. John III Sobieski's legacy lives on as one of Poland's greatest leaders. His leadership skills, bravery on the battlefield, and dedication to protecting European nations have left an indelible mark in history books. As we commemorate Jan III Sobieski today, let us remember him as a true hero whose unwavering spirit defended our freedoms against all odds.