"French Gendarmes 1550's and 1560's" Topic

Another question regarding my on-going quest to produce 28mm armies for the Wars of Religion: does anyone have any contemporary images of French Gendarmes (or Archers or Chevaulegers) at the start of this period? I have seen the later representations of the Battle of Dreux etc. but I am struggling to find a good image showing the cassock, especially from the rear. I will have to sculpt the false sleeves as I don't think any manufacturer reproduces these. Thanks very much.

I don't think I've ever found a Gendarme picture from that period before the famous series of plates showing the wars of Religion made by Jean Perrisin and Jacques Tortorel in 1569-1570. The well known Dreux prints are from this series though there are several versions of the prints, some notably substandard due to changes compared to the 1st edition.
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Now even the best of the prints probably don't have enough detail for you but they confirm that the basic design of the cassock remained pretty much the same as that which can be found in a more detailed manuscript today located in Belgium

Wikipedia has a 3rd plate from the same manuscript in full colour and large size as well Gendarmes in cassocks

Daniel. Many thanks for these images. They show the relationship between the sleeve and pauldron, which was the area I was stuck on. I particularly like the way the sleeves can be tied together.