Completed Critique Prinzesin Viktoria-Luise.

[billyturnip]

Thanks Melanie. A Carl Becker illustration, I have the Schiffer book of his work by Charles Woolley... beautiful.

Roger.

 

[Dan Morton]

Thanks Piet!

"...the wives of the officers of the 10 Husaren-regiment, 'Magdeburgisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 10."

Too bad they aren't Princesses - the German term had a certain ring to it.

"Hussarfrauen" ?

All the best,
Dan

 

[PhilinYuma]

Thanks Piet!

"...the wives of the officers of the 10 Husaren-regiment, 'Magdeburgisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 10."

Too bad they aren't Princesses - the German term had a certain ring to it.

"Hussarfrauen" ?

All the best,
Dan

Only a guess, but I suspect they were called "prinzessin" because so many princesses liked to dress up in hussar uniforms. Konigin Carola was the Colonel in Chief of the Saxon 19th Hussar Regiment (see Vol2 of Paul Sanders, Imperial German Hussars) and paraded in uniform. It was also fashionable to dress children in accurate, miniature uniforms.
Thank you for giving me a reason to pull out these two large but beautifully illustrated volumes.

 

[billyturnip]

Scroll to the bottom of this page for more lady Hussars;

http://www.hussards-photos.com/RoyalHussar_home.htm

Roger.

 

[theBaron]

Roger, beautifully done! Thanks for the last two photos of your bust, because the warm lighting really shows off the work better.

Prost!
Brad

PS-and let us not refer to the Fr. Gemahlinnen der Offiziere der 10. Husaren as "Husarenweiber", only a Kutscher would say such a thing

 

[billyturnip]

Cheers Brad.

As for the German, I struggle with speaking English sometimes

Roger.