Orders of Russian Empire — engraving

"Orders of Russian Empire".
"1, 2. and 3. Order of St. Andrew, 7. St.Alexander Nevsky, 14. St. Vladimir, 9. St. Anna, 16. the White Eagle,19. 20. and 21 Military Merit".

1, 2.,3. Imperial Order of St. Andrew the First-Called - the first politician. The highest order of the Russian Tsardom and the Russian Empire from 1698 to 1917.

7. The Imperial Order of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky is one of the highest awards of the Russian Empire from 1725 to 1917.

14. Imperial Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir (in the four steppes) - a sign of the Russian Empire for military honor and civil merit. Established in honor of Prince Vladimir the Saint in 1782 and until 1917 was a reward for a wide range of military actions in China from a lieutenant colonel and mid-ranking officials.

9. The Order of St. Anna, one of the highest awards of the Russian Empire, was established on February 14, 1735 by the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Karl Friedrich in memory of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Emperor Peter I, who died in 1728.

16. Order of the White Eagle - The Order was established on November 1, 1705 by King Augustus II. Listed among the examples of orders in 1831 as the Imperial and Royal Order of the White Eagle.

19, 20, 21. The Order of St. George was established by Imperial Catherine II on November 26 (December 7), 1769, on St. George's Day, a year after the start of the Russian-Turkish War. For the first time in Russia, the order was divided into four degrees and was intended to be awarded only for differences in military exploits.

Technique, Material: Handcoloured copperplate engraving / Paper
Artist:  Engraver: Giarre Stanghi
Date, Publisher: Giulio Ferrario's,  "Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World", Florence, 1831.
Size: sheet  22,5 х 14,5 cm.