Portrait of Slovak Writer Gabriela Preissová

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Stock #:1035191
Type: Postcard
Era: Real Photo
Artist: V
Publisher: Arch. Vaněk
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Publisher's Stock/Series #: Serie I.
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Black and white photographic portrait of an elderly woman, Gabriela Preissová, wearing a dark dress with a jeweled brooch. The reverse side identifies her as a beloved Slovak writer of short stories and novels, originally from the Slovak mountains. She was born on March 23, 1862, in Václavy (near Prague). Her Slovak and Moravian-Slovak works brought attention to Slovak life and customs. Her "Mládí" is considered among her best works.

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