"Italian Aides and Generals" Topic
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| csm carter | 23 Sep 2020 4:41 p.m. PST |
I am looking for painting guides for Italian Generals and aides. I think there used to be one on the old histofig site. Does anybody still have it? |
| Greylegion | 23 Sep 2020 6:27 p.m. PST |
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| csm carter | 24 Sep 2020 2:55 a.m. PST |
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 Artilleryman  | 24 Sep 2020 6:25 a.m. PST |
Here's a couple of, hopefully, useful illustrations to start with:
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| Prince of Essling | 24 Sep 2020 9:06 a.m. PST |
Henri Boisselier planches (from Miniaturas Militares Alfons Canovas):
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| SHaT1984 | 24 Sep 2020 12:14 p.m. PST |
All done.
My first thoughts were- mid Empire- take French, change to green, including cockades, then carry on.
About the only (French National) blue to be seen will be ADC's and liaison officers, and the Garde Roiale horse company.
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| dBerczerk | 26 Sep 2020 9:52 a.m. PST |
Italian haberdashery at its finest! |
| ReallySameSeneffeAsBefore | 22 Oct 2020 10:29 a.m. PST |
I think Eugene wore a French GdDs Blue uniform at Borodino, while his staff wore a mix of French and Italian uniforms depending on their origin. |
| von Winterfeldt | 22 Oct 2020 9:36 p.m. PST |
Adam indicates a uniform of a général en chef, white fringed hat. |
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paints a Napoleonic caricature.
