Strachowsky, Bartholomäus
Bartholomäus Strachowsky (c. 1693 - 1759), also rendered in his native Polish as Bartłomiej Strachowski, was a Polish illustrator and engraver based in Wrocław, Silesia. He was likely born in Pomerania or Warmia and moved to Wrocław in his childhood or adolescence. In 1711, he established a printmaking shop on Ostrów Tumski in Wrocław that quickly developed a reputation for quality and were enlisted by leading publishers in the region. Strachowski was eventually joined by his sons Florian Bartłomiej, Jan Bartłomiej, and Jan Beniamin (though most works were simply signed with the family surname, making dating difficult in many cases), which continued the firm's work after his death until 1788. Over the course of its existence, Strachowski's print shop produced over 2,000 engravings and etchings on many subjects and were particularly known for their portraiture. The largest number of works were in one way or another religious in nature.
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