sneakgun | 30 Jan 2016 2:45 p.m. PST |
Bought one of these: link Beautiful figure, he will tower over my troops. But he is cast in really soft material. |
historygamer | 30 Jan 2016 3:33 p.m. PST |
It's a beautiful figure but it is based upon the post war paintings of George, including the 1790s standing collar. Still, it's a nice figure. |
historygamer | 30 Jan 2016 3:40 p.m. PST |
Here it is: link Here is a painting done during the war:
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historygamer | 30 Jan 2016 3:43 p.m. PST |
Here is a portrait done in 1772 wearing his F&I VA Regiment uniform. Note how dark his hair is in this one, just four years before the 1776 portrait. I suspect he was powdering his hair in the later one. Note the Order of March sticking out of his pocket. According to the recent Brumwell book, this was to show off the fact that he was a de facto brigadier general on the final march against Fort Duquesne, commanding other regiments than his own.
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historygamer | 30 Jan 2016 3:46 p.m. PST |
Here is one of my favorite wartime paintings of Washington:
Interesting thing about this portrait, if you get the chance to see it in person, is the fact his breeches are white while his waistcoat is buff. There is a lot of interesting stuff going n in this portrait, including the grey (not blue, not blue grey) captured cannon he is leaning on. |
Wretched Peasant Scum | 30 Jan 2016 5:00 p.m. PST |
So, did he inspire Napoleon with the whole hand inside the waistcoat pose? Or were all the cool kids doing it? |
vtsaogames | 30 Jan 2016 8:26 p.m. PST |
I suspect he was powdering his hair in the later one R.E. Lee's hair was dark at the beginning of 1861. By the end of the year it was grey. Maybe dealing with the Continental Army around Boston did it for George. |
Chris Rance | 31 Jan 2016 8:25 a.m. PST |
The hand in waistcoat thing was a fairly common pose: link |
historygamer | 31 Jan 2016 9:18 a.m. PST |
I love looking at the details of the three portraits. In the first one, note the embroidered waistcoat. In this painting the material matches the breeches. Note the watch fob present in both portraits. He wears a sword belt under his waistcoat. Note the lack of buttons on both waistcoat pockets. I find the cuff points very interesting on his coat. His small sword does not have a sword knot, nor is there one in his F&I uniform portrait. The sword hilts look different too, the one in 1776 appears to have a wooden handle, while his F&I sword appears to be wrapped in wire. Have to wonder why he awkwardly pictured holding a musket behind his back in the F&I portrait too. All kinds of neat stuff in these portraits. |
GamesPoet | 31 Jan 2016 6:52 p.m. PST |
Interesting portriats. If I could travel back in time, he would be my top priority for someone to meet. I partciularly like the 1772 portriat. |
historygamer | 31 Jan 2016 7:14 p.m. PST |
He last wore that uniform in late 1758/early 1759 since he resigned from the service and returned to Mt. Vernon till called upon again. I'm a Washington fan as well. :-) At least until his later years when he supposedly turned into a cranky old man. :-( |