"Prussian hussars 1813" Topic
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| xxxxxxx | 12 Jan 2015 11:59 a.m. PST |
5 period images from a Russian colleague (these may have been previously published on the napoleon-online.de website by the esteemed Markus Stein, I am not sure) …. vk.com/album-67425145_209768516 - Sasha |
| Oliver Schmidt | 12 Jan 2015 12:06 p.m. PST |
They are from the series by Wolf & Jügel. The full series (ca. 1812-1816) here: link |
| xxxxxxx | 12 Jan 2015 12:16 p.m. PST |
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 deadhead  | 12 Jan 2015 12:24 p.m. PST |
What remarkable quality paintings. I do not have Sasha's universal command of languages, but trying to decipher the German text, I cannot work out when these were produced. The artist's style, the horse poses, almost suggest contemporary, but the images, even at high magnification are so sharp…..surely 100 years later, trying to look Napoleonic. Too good to be true for 1812-16….surely……..? Wonderful work in any era. |
| Oliver Schmidt | 12 Jan 2015 12:37 p.m. PST |
They are contemporary, published betwaeen ca. 1812 and ca. 1817, in 10 issues of six plates each. There are very reliable, even though there are a few minor mistakes. For example, the privates of the Leib-Husaren had plain black leather sabretaches, not those of red cloth with white lace, shown by Wolf and Jügel. |
| deadhead | 12 Jan 2015 12:59 p.m. PST |
I'll forgive that. Amazing quality of printing for the time (even for now!) |
| wrgmr1 | 12 Jan 2015 4:36 p.m. PST |
I agree with deadhead, wonderful paintings.
What I notice is the horse legs are spindly, which seems typical of this period of artistry.
In more modern art work the horse are proportional.
Look at the front legs of the Lieb-Husaren. |
| deadhead | 13 Jan 2015 8:13 a.m. PST |
Very good point. As I said above horse pose was very standardised in art. When galloping, front legs both outstretched, back legs both well back. No foot on the ground. Legs very thin and usually too short for the body. Head particularly oddly rendered. Eyes too big and nose/lower jaw much too small for the cranium. Mane never luxuriant but …not sure what the correct term is……clumps of hair I am trying to say. a few examples but obviously countless;
The style is contemporary but the definition of these pictures is so outstanding…….I thought much later reproductions. Delighted to be wrong! |
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