A question

[DEL]

Having admired Rons painting of the tiger skin on Murat I was sligtly puzzled by thr regularity of the chevron markings on the tail.
Was there a trend to enhance these or even dye/paint plain skins to represent more visually dramatic animals?
Cheers
Derek

 

[jai]

I think I've read that they weren't always really of a tiger, leopard etc. , but anonymous skins were painted. Take with a grain of salt what I wrote is just an old memory of a discussion on another forum now extinct

 

[Mirofsoft]

He is Murat
It"s not a fake skin
Perhaps Sumatra Tiger
( picture from Forum La Figurine )

 

[Helm]

Having admired Rons painting of the tiger skin on Murat I was sligtly puzzled by thr regularity of the chevron markings on the tail.
Was there a trend to enhance these or even dye/paint plain skins to represent more visually dramatic animals?
Cheers
Derek

As mentioned by Jai, there were a few dodgy copies knocking about for the less discerning/wealthy/more gullible customer, the winged hussars had form as well I recall reading somewhere
Steve

 

[DEL]

View attachment 394859 He is Murat
It"s not a fake skin
Perhaps Sumatra Tiger
( picture from Forum La Figurine )
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Hi Michel. Not questioning the authenticity of Murats or high rankers skins.
Really just a general enquiry.

 

[theBaron]

Having admired Rons painting of the tiger skin on Murat I was sligtly puzzled by thr regularity of the chevron markings on the tail...

That's a good question, Del, because you made me think about painting natural patterns on an animal like a tiger, a zebra, or any other animal with regular patterns of color. I guess the real trick is not to make your representation too regular, too exact, because the real animals aren't. And when someone can pull that off, that makes his piece that much more impressive.

Prost!
Brad

 

[DEL]

That's a good question, Del, because you made me think about painting natural patterns on an animal like a tiger, a zebra, or any other animal with regular patterns of color. I guess the real trick is not to make your representation too regular, too exact, because the real animals aren't. And when someone can pull that off, that makes his piece that much more impressive.

Prost!
Brad

Ron's pretty much as up to speed as you can get on french napoleonica. Given how accurately painted the skin is it got me wondering about the regularity of the tail patterning. As the tail is displayed so prominently it made me wonder if it was enhanced or even faked for aesthetic effect.
Slainte
Derek

 

[Nap]

Hi Del

Great question I am sure not all officers were able to get the genuine skin like Murat and from illustrations they were certainly in use a lot so even then in lieu items were made

Agree ref Rons painting

Nap