This 1904 photograph captures Jadwiga Lubomirska on the terrace in front of the palace, by the balustrade overlooking the lake — a bulldog rests beside her, and in the background stands the stone terrace parapet topped with a ball-crowned pillar, with Lake Lentvaris stretching beyond.
According to genealogical records, Jadwiga Lubomirska was a first cousin of the manor's mistress, Maria Krystyna Lubomirska-Tyszkiewicz — both descended from the House of Lubomirski, their fathers being brothers. Such visits from relatives in summer were a regular part of manor life, and the English bulldog at her feet was a fashionable pet among the aristocracy of the era.
The animation brings the moment to life with subtle motion, keeping the photograph's original tone — time seems to stir once more on the same terrace where this pose was captured over a century ago.