Four views of the Orlov (Orloff) diamond, Frans de Bakker, 1767, Four views of the Orlov (Orloff) diamond. With a descriptive caption in French and Dutch about the diamond and its Iranian owner Gregorio Saffraz of Amsterdam. The 189-carat diamond was auctioned in Amsterdam in 1767 and sold to Count Grigory Orlov (1734-1783). He gave the diamond as a gift to his mistress Empress Catherine the Great (1729-1796) and she had the diamond set in the imperial scepter in 1774., print maker: Frans de Bakker, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1767, paper, etching, engraving, h 210 mm × w 123 mm
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Four views, Orlov, Orloff, diamond, Frans de Bakker, 1767, Four views, Orlov, Orloff, diamond, descriptive caption, French, Dutch, diamond, Iranian owner Gregorio Saffraz, Amsterdam, 189-carat diamond, auctioned, Amsterdam, 1767, sold, Count Grigory Orlov, 1734-1783, gave, diamond, gift, mistress Empress Catherine, Great, 1729-1796, diamond set, imperial scepter, 1774, print maker, Frans de Bakker, mentioned, object, Amsterdam, 1767, paper, etching, engraving, h 210 mm × w 123 mm
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