[The Potocki Family of Pomorzany] - Ex-libris “Bibliotheca Arcis Pomorzanensis.” R. Mękicki. 1928.

[The Potocki Family of Pomorzany] – Bookplate “Bibliotheca Arcis Pomorzanensis.” R. Mękicki. 1928.

Zinc engraving; 13 x 7 cm
The coat of arms of the Pilawa branch of the Potocki family, with a view of the castle in Pomorzany (now in Ukraine, near Lviv) above. The castle was built in the 14th century by Mikołaj Świnka on lands granted by Casimir the Great; in the 17th century, it became the property of the Sobieski family, who rebuilt the stronghold, which had been attacked by the Cossacks, Tatars, and Turks. It later became the property of the Radziwiłł family, and from 1875 onward, the Potocki family. During the interwar period, the castle was renovated by Jerzy Potocki, its last owner. Bookplate designed by Rudolf Mękicki (1887–1942), a renowned creator of bookplates and commercial art, coin collector, and curator of the Jan III Sobieski National Museum in Lviv. In good condition.