smudger1960
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This latest project I chose the CGS bust of Corporal Styles of the 1st Royal Dragoons with the flag of the French 105th line infantry at the battle of Waterloo 1815.
There has been much discussion and confusion over who was actually responsible for the eagle capture,historians have it as Captain Kennedy Clark and some have it as Corporal styles,the box actually states Corporal Styles.
The story as I have it from my Waterloo library is that Captain Kennedy Clark first captured it,after killing the Frenchman carrying it the colour fell across his horses head,at which point he failed to catch it properly,at this point it fell upon the neck of Corporal styles horse who was coming to assist Captain Clark,it was at this point Corporal Styles secured the colour and on Captain Kennedy Clark’s orders carried the colour to the rear,history has it at this point Corporal styles shouted the colour is mine and belongs to me.
I started this piece in October,and it’s possibly the most difficult piece I’ve ever painted,I did have a little issue with the fit of the arm/hand holding the colour and making sure it sat right across the body,I wanted the staff to fall under the left hand and not above it,some minor adjustments and I got it to fit.
The bust and flag had to be painted as separate parts and also the carbine was separate as well,when most of the painting of the bust and flag were completed I joined them together and then finished the unpainted areas.
This is far from being a straight forward piece,there were times I had to leave it and go back to it,not a piece for the faint hearted or new starter to figure painting,in fact I’ve only seen one painted up,that may say something.
Graham has produced a real nice piece and the castings are up to grahams high standard,the piece was sculpted by Carl Reid,and Carl has done an excellent job on the sculpt.
Painting was completed using acrylic undercoats and finished in oils.
There has been much discussion and confusion over who was actually responsible for the eagle capture,historians have it as Captain Kennedy Clark and some have it as Corporal styles,the box actually states Corporal Styles.
The story as I have it from my Waterloo library is that Captain Kennedy Clark first captured it,after killing the Frenchman carrying it the colour fell across his horses head,at which point he failed to catch it properly,at this point it fell upon the neck of Corporal styles horse who was coming to assist Captain Clark,it was at this point Corporal Styles secured the colour and on Captain Kennedy Clark’s orders carried the colour to the rear,history has it at this point Corporal styles shouted the colour is mine and belongs to me.
I started this piece in October,and it’s possibly the most difficult piece I’ve ever painted,I did have a little issue with the fit of the arm/hand holding the colour and making sure it sat right across the body,I wanted the staff to fall under the left hand and not above it,some minor adjustments and I got it to fit.
The bust and flag had to be painted as separate parts and also the carbine was separate as well,when most of the painting of the bust and flag were completed I joined them together and then finished the unpainted areas.
This is far from being a straight forward piece,there were times I had to leave it and go back to it,not a piece for the faint hearted or new starter to figure painting,in fact I’ve only seen one painted up,that may say something.
Graham has produced a real nice piece and the castings are up to grahams high standard,the piece was sculpted by Carl Reid,and Carl has done an excellent job on the sculpt.
Painting was completed using acrylic undercoats and finished in oils.
