Completed Vicomte de Turenne 30mm

[billyturnip]

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne at The Battle of Turckheim 1675. 30mm flat edited by P. Bretegnier. Info on the battle and the man himself can be found here,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Turckheim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_de_la_Tour_d'Auvergne,_Vicomte_de_Turenne

Roger.

 

[megroot]

Nice work Roger.
My only comment is for the horse. (could be the pictures).
I would really like that you lighting up the fore and backhand of the horse more. Specially the uppermuscles.
I think and hope that you understand what I mean.
You did it with the white, but the brown can use more.

marc

 

[mil-mart]

Excellent finish Roger.

Cheers Ken

 

[billyturnip]

Thanks Marc. Yes I understand and was looking at that myself. It wasn't until I looked at the photo's that I saw it.

Roger.

 

[billyturnip]

Thanks very much Ken.

Roger.

 

[Piotrec]

Nice paintjob Roger.

 

[tonydawe]

Another cracking flat Roger. Beautiful painting

 

[ChaosCossack]

Another beauty Roger. I don't often see Europeans depicted on piebalds, it's an interesting change of pace. Was the choice made through historical references of the Vicomte's mount or is it more a flight of fancy?
Either way it looks fantastic... all round, rider and mount.

Cheers

Colin

 

[Jazz]

Very nice work Roger.

 

[billyturnip]

Very nice work Roger.

Thank you!

Roger.

 

[swralph]

really nice painting

 

[Jaybo]

Well done Roger..."the great Turenne" as the Emperor would say.

 

[billyturnip]

Thank you fella's.

I've since learned that the Turenne's horse at Turckheim was actually a black & white skewbald known to the troops as Magpie. As you can imagine I'm not that keen on stripping it and painting the correct coloured horse so if anyone asks this is "The great Turenne's" other horse and Magpie is having a rest.

Roger.

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanx Roger, another new knowledge nugget
To my narrow vision, I always associated "painted" horses this North American cavalry, not European... This opens up some new angles for me to look at painting equine subjects... woo hoo!

Colin

 

[housecarl]

Very nice Roger.
Carl.

 

[John Bowery]

Roger,
Looks really good
Cheers
John

 

[billyturnip]

Colin, Carl & John, thanks for looking in and commenting.

Roger.

 

[fabrizio1969]

very fine paintwork and interesting subject

 

[billyturnip]

Thank you Fabrizio.

Roger.