Wiktor Gomulicki (1848–1919), poet, novelist, journalist, literary critic, great lover and historian of Warsaw.

He spent his childhood in Pułtusk, where he attended the Benedictine pro-gymnasium. His most famous novel Souvenirs of a blue uniform (Wspomnienia niebieskiego mundurka) was based on his memories from this period. He studied in Warsaw at the Law Faculty of the Main School (Szkoła Główna), but, when the School was transformed into a Russian university, he gave up his studies (1869). He collaborated with Warsaw periodicals: "Warsaw Courrier" ("Kurier Warszawski"), "Daily Courrier" ("Kurier Codzienny"), "Thorns" ("Kolce"), "Fly" ("Mucha") and "Illustrated Weekly" ("Tygodnik Ilustrowany").

Prints constituted only a part of his wide collector’s interests. Aside for prints, Wiktor Gomulicki also collected glass, porcelain, old documents and manuscripts; he was also a proprietor of a huge library. His print collection can be divided into four principal groups of subjects: Varsaviana, the history of Warsaw lithography (with a particularly interesting set of lithographs from 1818–1830, i.e. from the earliest period of the development of this technique on the territory of Poland), prints by Fryderyk Krzysztof Dietrich and Adolf Fryderyk Dietrich, and theatre memorabilia (with a representative set of portraits of Warsaw actors acting in 1830s and 40s).

The character of this collection is atypical. Gomulicki did not aim to create a huge, uniform set. On the contrary, prints were in his possession for a period of time, after which he would sell them. Thus, his collection never formed a uniformed entity. When a subject raised Gomulicki’s interest, he collected prints and documents concerning it. Yet, as soon as the subject ceased to be of interest for him, he sold those materials. Because of this, his collection was much dispersed already during his lifetime. Most of it became the property of Dominik Witke-Jeżewski (bought c. 1913 and after 1919) and of the Society for the Protection of Historical Monuments (Towarzystwo Opieki nad Zabytkami Przeszłości) (bought in 1908), and later of the National Museum in Warsaw.