Czupryna
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The czupryna, also known as the Polish halfshaven head, is a traditional haircut of Polish nobility, associated mainly with Sarmatism, but worn by Poles in the Middle Ages too. It is marked by shaving
One of Sachsenspiegel's illustrations. A Wend stands at the left, gesturing that he does not understand the speech. He has a halfshaven head and characteristically wrapped legs, like all the Wends in the Sachsenspiegel.
Henry I the Bearded and Jadwiga of Andechs wedding, 14th century Poles are on the left, with halfshaven heads. Medieval Poles didn't like long hair: Henry's beard was so strange to them that he was even called "the Bearded".
The Last of Nieczujas
Aleksander Benedykt Sobieski, circa 1690
John III Sobieski
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John III Sobieski was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696.
Czupryna
…staro)polska – the (old-)Polish czupryna. This is the oldest type of halfshaven head; we can see it in medieval sources, and similarly we know that Jan III Sobieski wore this type of czupryna too. czupryna łaszczowa or łaszczówka – Łaszcz's czupryna. This is the type of czupryna connected with Samuel Łaszcz, who…
Portrait by Daniel Schultz, c. 1680
Olesko Castle, the birthplace of John Sobieski
Portrait of John III Sobieski in Roman armour and a laurel wreath.
John III Sobieski, the victor of the Battle of Khotyn (Chocim) in 1673