Orders of Russian Empire 2 — engraving

"Orders of Russian Empire".
"4. and 5. St. Catherine, 6. St. Alexander Nevsky, 10. 11. and 12. Saint George, 13. St. Vladimir, 8. St. Anna, 15.and 17. the White Eagle".

4, 5. Order of St. Catherine - Order of the Russian Empire for awarding grand duchesses and ladies of high society, second in seniority in the hierarchy of orders of the Russian Empire from 1714 to 1917.
He had two degrees: “Grand Cross” - for persons of royal (royal) blood, high-ranking court ladies, wives of particularly distinguished military men and officials. “small cross”, or cavalry cross - for females from the upper noble class and the wives of distinguished military men and officials.

6. The Imperial Order of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky is one of the highest awards of the Russian Empire from 1725 to 1917.
Established by Catherine I and became the third Russian order after the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called and the female Order of St. Catherine the Great Martyr.

10, 11, 12. The Order of St. George was established by Empress 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.

13. Imperial Order of Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir - order of the Russian Empire for military distinction and civil merit.
Established in honor of Prince Vladimir the Saint in 1782 and until 1917 was an award for a wide range of military personnel with the rank of lieutenant colonel and mid-ranking officials. The order had four degrees.

8. The Order of St. Anna, one of the highest awards in 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.

15, 17. Order of the White Eagle - The order was established on November 1, 1705 by King Augustus II. Added to the Russian orders in 1831 as the Imperial and Royal Order of the White Eagle.

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.