Number by catalogue:  Michel: 2298   Yvert: 2142   Scott: 2047  

Perforation type: 11 ¾x11 ¾

Subject:

3.4 crowns. A reproduction of a picture "Old Prague" by Vincenc Morstadt**

In the right top corner of a reproduction - a view on the Old Town Mills (a tower with a green roof and two the nearest buildings with red roofs).

Additional:

*The National Gallery in Prague (Czech: Národní galerie v Praze) is the Czech National Gallery in Prague. It is housed in different locations within the city, the largest being the Veletržní Palác. Its history dates back to the 18th century (exactly February 5, 1796), when a group of prominent representatives of Bohemia patriotic aristocracy and Enlightened middle-class intellectuals decided to elevate what they called "debased artistic taste" of the local population. It houses the National Gallery's collection of modern art. The institution, which received the title Society of Patriotic Friends of the Arts established the Academy of Fine Arts and the Picture Gallery. In 1918 the Picture Gallery became a central collection of newly formed Czechoslovakia.

**Vincenc Morstadt (1802 - 1875), Czech painter, draughtsman and engraver. He became famous by his views of Prague. The noble prize winner Jaroslav Seifert wrote his poem 'Views of Prague' in honour of him.

Topics: Mills in Art Mills within the landscapes Watermills