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Adoption of the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791. The painting depicts King Stanislaus Augustus together with members of the Grand Sejm and inhabitants of Warsaw entering St John's Cathedral in order to swear in the new national constitution just after it had been adopted by the Grand Sejm in the Royal Castle visible in the background. May 3rd Constitution was the first written national constitution in Europe, and the world's second, after the United States Constitution. The May 3rd Constitution was adopted by the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on May 3, 1791 |
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- Stanisław Małachowski (1736–1809), marszałek Sejmu Wielkiego
- Aleksander Linowski (ok. 1759–1820), poseł na Sejm Wielki, zwolennik konstytucji
- Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski (1745–1802), poseł na Sejm Wielki, zwolennik konstytucji
- Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817), generał wojsk koronnych
- Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha (1757–1798), marszałek Sejmu Wielkiego
- Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1757–1841), poseł na Sejm Wielki, współautor konstytucji
- Michał Zabiełło (1760–1815), poseł na Sejm Wielki, zwolennik konstytucji
- Jan Suchorzewski (zm. 1804 lub 1809), poseł na Sejm Wielki, przeciwnik konstytucji
- Stanisław Kublicki (1750–1809), poseł na Sejm Wielki, zwolennik konstytucji
- Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (ok. 1730–1819), hetman wielki koronny, przeciwnik konstytucji
- Hugo Kołłątaj (1750–1812), podkanclerzy koronny, współautor konstytucji
- Feliks Turski (1720–1800), biskup krakowski (lub Tymoteusz Gorzeński)
- Ignacy Potocki (1750–1809), marszałek wielki litewski, współautor konstytucji
- Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski (1734–1823), starosta generalny ziem podolskich, zwolennik konstytucji
- Scipione Piattoli (1749–1809), sekretarz prywatny królewski, współautor konstytucji
- Tadeusz Matuszewicz (1765–1819), poseł na Sejm Wielki, współautor konstytucji
- Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732–1798), król polski
- Anna Charlotta Dorota von Medem (1761–1821), księżna kurlandzka (lub Róża z Martynkowskich Dekertowa)
- Elżbieta z Szydłowskich Grabowska (1748/9–1810), metresa królewska
- Jan Dekert (1738–1790), prezydent miasta Warszawy
- Antoni Stanisław Czetwertyński-Światopełk (1748–1794), zwolennik konstytucji
- Antoni Polikarp Złotnicki (ok. 1750–1830), poseł na Sejm Wielki, przeciwnik konstytucji
- Francuski rojalista
- Jan Kiliński (1760–1819), mistrz szewski
- Klemens Maria Hofbauer (1751–1820), ksiądz redemptorysta
- Stanisław Staszic (1755–1826), ksiądz, działacz oświeceniowy
- Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski (1716–1792), b. wojewoda inowrocławski, autor Kodeksu Zamojskiego
- Tymoteusz Gorzeński (1743–1825), biskup smoleński
- Kazimierz Konopka (1769–1805), sekretarz Hugona Kołłątaja
- Ksiądz prawosławny
- Paweł Ksawery Brzostowski (1739–1827), ksiądz (lub Józef Stępkowski)
- Antoni Tyzenhauz (1733–1785), b. zarządca litewskich ekonomii królewskich
- Chłop
- Józef Poniatowski (1763–1813), generał wojsk koronnych
- Stanisław Mokronowski (1761–1821), poseł na Sejm Wielki
- Młody Żyd
- Stary Żyd
- Stanisław Małachowski (1736–1809), Marshal of the Grand Diet
- Aleksander Linowski (ok. 1759–1820), member of the Grand Diet, supporter of the constitution
- Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski (1745–1802), member of the Grand Diet, supporter of the constitution
- Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817), army general
- Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha (1757–1798), Marshal of the Grand Diet
- Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (1757–1841), member of the Grand Diet, co-author of the constitution
- Michał Zabiełło (1760–1815), member of the Grand Diet, supporter of the constitution
- Jan Suchorzewski (d. 1804 or 1809), member of the Grand Diet, opposed to the constitution
- Stanisław Kublicki (1750–1809), member of the Grand Diet, supporter of the constitution
- Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (ca. 1730–1819), Grand Hetman of the Crown, opposed to the constitution
- Hugo Kołłątaj (1750–1812), Underchancellor of the Crown, co-author of the constitution
- Feliks Turski (1720–1800), Bishop of Kraków (or Tymoteusz Gorzeński)
- Ignacy Potocki (1750–1809), Grand Marshal of Lithuania, co-author of the constitution
- Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski (1734–1823), Prefect General of Podolia, supporter of the constitution
- Scipione Piattoli (1749–1809), royal private secretary, co-author of the constitution
- Tadeusz Matuszewicz (1765–1819), member of the Grand Diet, co-author of the constitution
- Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732–1798), King of Poland
- Anna Charlotta Dorota von Medem (1761–1821), Duchess of Courland (or Róża Dekert née Martynkowska)
- Elżbieta Grabowska née Szydłowska (1748/9–1810), royal mistress
- Jan Dekert (1738–1790), Mayor of Warsaw
- Antoni Stanisław Czetwertyński-Światopełk (1748–1794), supporter of the constitution
- Antoni Polikarp Złotnicki (ca. 1750–1830), member of the Grand Diet, opposed to the constitution
- French royalist
- Jan Kiliński (1760–1819), shoemaker
- Clemens Maria Hofbauer (1751–1820), Redemptorist priest
- Stanisław Staszic (1755–1826), priest, educator
- Andrzej Hieronim Zamoyski (1716–1792), former Palatine of Inowrocław, author of the Zamojski Code
- Tymoteusz Gorzeński (1743–1825), Bishop of Smolensk
- Kazimierz Konopka (1769–1805), Hugo Kołłątaj's secretary
- Orthodox priest
- Paweł Ksawery Brzostowski (1739–1827), priest (or Józef Stępkowski)
- Antoni Tyzenhauz (1733–1785), former manager of royal estates in Lithuania
- Peasant
- Józef Poniatowski (1763–1813), army general
- Stanisław Mokronowski (1761–1821), member of the Grand Diet
- Young Jew
- Old Jew
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Stanisław Małachowski (1736-1809), Crown Marshal of the Grand Sejm, holding the Constution in his hand
Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817), Crown Army General
Kazimierz Sapieha (1754-1798), Lithuanian Artillery General
Józef Poniatowski (1763-1813), General-Major
Jan Suchorzewski (d. 1809), Wojski of Wschowa, opposed to the Constitution
Klemens Hofbauer (1751-1820), Redemptorist (priest)
Hugo Kołłątaj (1750-1812), Underchancellor of the Crown, co-author of the Constitution
Franciszek Branicki (ca. 1730-1819), Grand Hetman of the Crown, opposed to the Constitution
Adam Czartoryski (1734-1832), Prefect General of Podolia, supporter of the Constitution
Ignacy Potocki (1750-1809), Grand Marshal of Lithuania, co-author of the Constitution
Dorota Biron, princess of Kurlandia
Jan Dekert (1738-1790), former City President (Mayor) of Warsaw
Stanislaus Augustus (1732-1798), King of Poland 1764-1795
Jan Kiliński (1760-1819), shoemaker, member of the Warsaw City Council
Światopełk Czetwertyński (1748-1794), Castellan of Przemyśl, opposed to the Constitution
Ignacy Zakrzewski (1745-1802), City President (Mayor) of Warsaw
Stanisław Staszic (1755-1826), scientist and political writer
Andrzej Zamoyski (1716-1792), Grand Chancellor of the Crown
Kazimierz Konopka (1769-1805), Hugo Kołłątaj's secretary
An old Jew
A peasant
Aleksander Linowski
Elżbieta Grabowska (1748-1810), king's mistress
Marianna Dekert, daughter of Jan Dekert
Son of Jan Suchorzewski
Stanisław Kublicki
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