House of Romanov 2 — engraving

"Ritratti di Monarchi Russie"

Portraits of Russian tsars, House of Romanov: 1. Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov, 2. Alexey Mikhailovich, 3. Fedor Alekseevich, 4. Peter I, 5. Catherine I, 6. Peter II.

1. Mikhail Fedorovich (1596 - 1645) the first Russian Tsar from the Romanov dynasty. Reigned from 1613 to 1645, was elected to reign by the Zemsky Sobor. Mikhail Fedorovich was the son of the boyar Fyodor Nikitich Romanov, who later became Orthodox Patriarch Filaret.

2. Alexey Mikhailovich Romanov (1629 - 1676). Russian Tsar, reigned from 1645 to 1676. The son of the first Tsar of the Romanov dynasty, Mikhail Fedorovich, from his marriage to Evdokia Streshneva.

3. Fyodor Alekseevich (1661 -1682). Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Duke of All Rus' from 1676 to 1682, from the Romanov dynasty, son of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and Tsarina Maria Ilyinichna, elder brother of Tsars Ivan V (native) and Peter I (half-blood) and the younger brother of Princess Sophia.

4. Peter I Alekseevich, nicknamed the Great (1672 - 1725). The last Tsar of All Rus' and the first All-Russian Emperor. Representative of the Romanov dynasty. Years of reign: 1682 - 1725.

5. Catherine I (1684 - 1727), Empress of All Russia from 1721 (as the wife of the reigning emperor), from 1725 as the reigning empress to 1727. Second wife of Peter I, mother of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna.

6. Peter II Alekseevich (1715 - 1730), All-Russian Emperor, who succeeded Catherine I on the throne. Reigned from 1727 to 1730.
Grandson of Peter I, son of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich and German Princess Sophia-Charlotte of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, the last representative of the Romanov family in the direct male line.

Technique, Material: Handcoloured copperplate engraving / Paper
Artist:   Engraver: Giarre Stangh
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.