marcellin de marbot
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Hi to all,
After one year of walking in this side, I decided to show off some drawings of mine, to which will follow also some photos of (-badly-) painted figures, and, in the section "References", some threads on the Napoleonic uniforms, a basic knowledge to introduce whoever will be interested in a complicate world of rules.
These Marshals are a part of a work made for the Italian magazine "Soldatini", including all 26 Marshals portraits, their biographies, some details of the uniforms, some medals awarded, and their coats of arms, because Napoleon in the Imperial period made nobles all his family, all his great commanders and several high officers.
The first one is Pierre François Charles Augereau, Duke of Castiglione, well distinguished in the Italian campaigns of Consulate. He's dressed with the ceremonial dress used by Marshalls. Dark blue velvet cloth, gold embroideries of oak leaves, crimson sash of Commander of "Legion d'Honneur".
The second one is the Duke Emmanuel Grouchy, the "latecomer" of Waterloo.
Here he dresses the green uniform of Colonel General Commandant of the "Chasseurs", charge received on 1809 after Marmont
The third, August Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont Duke of Ragusa, dressed with the uniform of Colonel General Commandant of the "Chasseurs", charge kept from 1805 to 1809. Considered from almost all a betrayer, because during the 1814 campaign of France he surrerended first one to the Allied, opening the way to Paris.
The fourth, Joachim Murat, King of Naples, husband of Napoleon's sister Caroline, surely the most eccenctric and elegant dandy of the French Army(he drawn himself personal uniforms, out of any rule). Probably the best cavalry Commander in the French Army, he lead the famous charge at Eylau named "the charge of the 90 squadrons", that means many thousands of cavaliers. So vain for his image, he died in Calabria Italy, killed by a firing squad, asking them to not shot at his face. Here he wears his personal uniform of King of Naples, as reproduced in a painting by Antoine Gros. Crimson sash of Commander of Legion d'Honneur and blue sash of the Order of two Sicilies.
The fifth and last for the moment is Joseph Poniatowski, the Prince of Poland, faithful allied of France. He joined Napoleon hoping to free Poland from Prussia and Russia, but in the facts his Fatherland passed under the French control. He died on 1813, during the Leipzig battle, three days after receiving the Marshall stick. Classic uniform of Polish lancers, with the blue sash of the Polish Order "Virtuti Militari".
I hope you like them and can be useful to think at any work on figures. Any comment is welcome, as any question about these Marshalls or the others.
Best Regards to all
Marcello
After one year of walking in this side, I decided to show off some drawings of mine, to which will follow also some photos of (-badly-) painted figures, and, in the section "References", some threads on the Napoleonic uniforms, a basic knowledge to introduce whoever will be interested in a complicate world of rules.
These Marshals are a part of a work made for the Italian magazine "Soldatini", including all 26 Marshals portraits, their biographies, some details of the uniforms, some medals awarded, and their coats of arms, because Napoleon in the Imperial period made nobles all his family, all his great commanders and several high officers.
The first one is Pierre François Charles Augereau, Duke of Castiglione, well distinguished in the Italian campaigns of Consulate. He's dressed with the ceremonial dress used by Marshalls. Dark blue velvet cloth, gold embroideries of oak leaves, crimson sash of Commander of "Legion d'Honneur".
The second one is the Duke Emmanuel Grouchy, the "latecomer" of Waterloo.
Here he dresses the green uniform of Colonel General Commandant of the "Chasseurs", charge received on 1809 after Marmont
The third, August Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont Duke of Ragusa, dressed with the uniform of Colonel General Commandant of the "Chasseurs", charge kept from 1805 to 1809. Considered from almost all a betrayer, because during the 1814 campaign of France he surrerended first one to the Allied, opening the way to Paris.
The fourth, Joachim Murat, King of Naples, husband of Napoleon's sister Caroline, surely the most eccenctric and elegant dandy of the French Army(he drawn himself personal uniforms, out of any rule). Probably the best cavalry Commander in the French Army, he lead the famous charge at Eylau named "the charge of the 90 squadrons", that means many thousands of cavaliers. So vain for his image, he died in Calabria Italy, killed by a firing squad, asking them to not shot at his face. Here he wears his personal uniform of King of Naples, as reproduced in a painting by Antoine Gros. Crimson sash of Commander of Legion d'Honneur and blue sash of the Order of two Sicilies.
The fifth and last for the moment is Joseph Poniatowski, the Prince of Poland, faithful allied of France. He joined Napoleon hoping to free Poland from Prussia and Russia, but in the facts his Fatherland passed under the French control. He died on 1813, during the Leipzig battle, three days after receiving the Marshall stick. Classic uniform of Polish lancers, with the blue sash of the Polish Order "Virtuti Militari".
I hope you like them and can be useful to think at any work on figures. Any comment is welcome, as any question about these Marshalls or the others.
Best Regards to all
Marcello
