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title: John III Sobieski
author: National Museum, Warsaw
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20707/john-iii-sobieski/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-07-23
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# John III Sobieski

_Authored by National Museum, Warsaw_

## Image File

[![John III Sobieski](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20707.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20707.png)

## Image Caption

An oil-on-canvas c. 1680 portrait of John III Sobieski (aka Jan Sobieski, reign 1674-96), ruler of Poland-Lithuania. The artist is disputed but may be Daniel Schultz or Andreas Stech. (National Museum, Warsaw)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Warsaw, N. M. (2025, July 23). John III Sobieski. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20707/john-iii-sobieski/>
### Chicago
Warsaw, National Museum,. "John III Sobieski." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 23, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20707/john-iii-sobieski/>.
### MLA
Warsaw, National Museum,. "John III Sobieski." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Jul 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20707/john-iii-sobieski/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Schultz_John_III_Sobieski.jpg) by [**National Museum, Warsaw**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Schultz_John_III_Sobieski.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 July 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.