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Russian Medals for Bravery, 1812 and 1826 to 1828, Plate LXIX, 1844
€245
$275 · £210
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1844
- Technique
- Wood Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light wear to the bottom right and top left corners. Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing in the margins. Printed image clean.
- Collection
- Uniforms & regiments
- Era
- 1816 to 1899, Empire and industry
- Stock no.
- BG-13055-76
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
This is an original antique wood engraving, colored by hand, showing decorations of Russia. At upper left a gold cross with ball tipped arms and a lettered central medallion hangs from an orange and black striped ribbon. At upper right a bronze medal with a radiant eye in a triangle within a starburst hangs from a red and black ribbon. In the center a silver medal with the radiant eye above a date within a wreath hangs from a yellow and black ribbon. At lower left a silver medal with a laureate head in profile under the radiant eye hangs from a ribbon striped orange and black on one side and blue on the other. At lower right a silver medal lettered across its face hangs from a blue ribbon.
The running head reads "RUSSIE." and the plate number "LXIX." The items are numbered 25 to 29. The cross of item 25 is cut "ЗА ОТАNУНУЮ ХГАЬРОСІЬ", a garbled rendering of the Russian for distinguished bravery. Medal 26 is dated "1812" with a word in Cyrillic, medal 29 reads "1826 1827 1828.", and medal 27 reads "НЕ НАМЪ НЕ НАМЪ А ИМЕНИ ТВОЕМУ" (not unto us, not unto us, but unto Thy name).
The plate comes from Ordres de Chevalerie et Marques d'Honneur, published by Auguste Wahlen at Brussels by the Librairie Historique-Artistique, rue de Schaerbeek, 12, in 1844; the half title reads Histoire, costumes, décorations de tous les ordres de chevalerie, et marques d'honneur. Auguste Wahlen was the pen name of the Belgian writer Jean-François-Nicolas Loumyer (1801 to 1875), and the title page lists his own knighthoods in orders of Prussia, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Hanover, Greece, the Roman States, Saxe-Coburg and Brazil. The illustrations are relief prints, wood engravings, colored by hand with watercolor.
The varied ribbons and silver medals make an orderly, graphic arrangement.
Condition: Light wear to the bottom right and top left corners. Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing in the margins. Printed image clean.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
