Art, Myth & Old Masters · 19th century
€ 200
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Plate 34: 'Saksen. Orde van de groene of wijnruiten Kroon - Koninklijke Militaire Orde van St. Hendrik - Orde van Burgerlijke Verdienste.' (Saxony. Order of the Rue Crown - Royal Military Order of Saint Henry - Order of Civil Merit). The Order of the Rue Crown (German: Hausorden der Rautenkrone) is a Dynastic order of knighthood of the Kingdom of Saxony. It was established in 1807 by Frederick Augustus I, the first King of Saxony. The order takes its name from the green floral crown of rue found on the Coat of arms of Saxony. The Military Order of St. Henry (Militïr-St. Heinrichs-Orden) was a military order of the Kingdom of Saxony, a member state of the German Empire. The order was the oldest military order of the states of the German Empire. It was founded on October 7, 1736 by Augustus III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. The Civil Order of Saxony was established 7 June 1815 by King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. It was a general order of merit for the royal subjects of the Kingdom of Saxony for distinguished by their civic service and virtue.
This print originates from ‘Geschiedkundige beschrijving der oudere en nieuwere, thans bestaande Ridderorden. - Afbeeldingen der Ridderorden’ by G.L. de Rochemont and J. Bischoff. A rare and expensive work on in 1843 existing cavalier / knight / military orders. Published in Amsterdam, 1843.
