The depiction of Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, in plate armour with a broad shoulder plate adorned with rounded rivets was part of the Royal Castle’s historic collections. Alongside the sculptures of Chronos and Fame, as well as a series of bronze busts of famous Polish personages and the painted decoration, it constitutes the iconographic scheme for the Knights’ Hall which was furnished in the years 1781–6 and was intended to commemorate distinguished individuals as well as glorious events in Polish history. The sculpture is one of 18 smaller busts that were placed in the Knights’ Hall. The bust was most probably modelled after a print depicting Wiśniowiecki made by Georg Paul Busch. Inscribed Koribut Wisniowiecki on front, under the bust. Inscribed HIE: WISNIOWIECKI / + MDCLI. in gold letters on front of base. Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki of the Korybut coat of arms (1612–51). Son of Michał, Starosta of Owruck (Ovrutskyi district, Ukraine), and Regina née Mohylanka. Voivode of Ruthenia from 1646. He distinguished himself fighting against the Tartars and Bohdan Khmelnytsky. From 1649 he actually commanded the army although he was not officially acknowledged as Hetman by the King. Father of King Michał I Korybut.