Antique Print of various Medals of Sakse and Weissenfels by Rochemont '1843'

Reference
BG-06677-3
Date
1843
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
46.0 x 36.0 cm (18.1 x 14.2 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 200

Plate 35: 'Saksen-Weissenfeld. Orde van de edele passie of van Zuerfurt. Saksen-Coburg-Saalfeld. Orde van St. Joachim. Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach. Orde van de Waakzaamheid of van den witten Valk.' (Saxe-Weissenfels. Order of the Noble Passion - Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Order of st. Joachim - Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Order of the White Falcon). The Order of Saint Joachim is considered by some historians a Confraternal Order of Chivalry, although other historians consider it a 'self-styled' Order of Chivalry. Its most famous member was Admiral Horatio Nelson. Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Wei�en Falken) is a grand-ducal order of Weimar, founded by Duke Ernest Augustus in 1732, and renewed in 1815 by Charles Augustus.

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.

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