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Title: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: Henry on December 02, 2023, 10:18:35 AM

Hi! Can anybody help me identify these figures? They appear to be painted by Terana, but the series, editor, and engraver are unknown...
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Thank you!
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: snagy on December 02, 2023, 11:17:23 AM
Unfortunately I can not help - but the paintwork is outstanding!
You are a lucky guy to have them.
Sandor
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: Richard on December 02, 2023, 11:43:57 AM
The set is sold by Scholtz, Berliner Zinnfiguren.Richard
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: Richard on December 02, 2023, 11:51:12 AM
BTW, the unit is not Garde suisse but Cent-Suisses.Richard
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: Henry on December 02, 2023, 12:21:05 PM
BTW, the unit is not Garde suisse but Cent-Suisses.Richard


Thank you so much Richard! Do you know the engraver?
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: aba on December 02, 2023, 06:26:57 PM
The engraver was probably Sixtus Maier


https://www.zinnfigur.com/Flachfiguren/Unbemalt/Militaergeschichte/18-Jahrhundert/Weitere-Serien/Cent-Suisses.html?listtype=search&searchparam=Cent-Suisses (https://www.zinnfigur.com/Flachfiguren/Unbemalt/Militaergeschichte/18-Jahrhundert/Weitere-Serien/Cent-Suisses.html?listtype=search&searchparam=Cent-Suisses)
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: archigrog on December 03, 2023, 05:49:26 AM
This set is from Felix Keller catalog, as i know.


Claudio
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: Kulmbach on December 03, 2023, 07:12:15 AM
Yes, Felix Keller is correct as the Editor and most proberly was the drawings made by Lucien Rousselot and for sure is the set engraved by Alfred Krunert.
Jan
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: Henry on December 03, 2023, 12:44:47 PM
Thanks to everybody for all that information!
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: oleg on December 03, 2023, 02:47:49 PM
And for many years these figures were in Neckel catalog. Sold to BZ around the year of 2000.
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: archigrog on December 04, 2023, 08:33:21 AM
And for many years these figures were in Neckel catalog. Sold to BZ around the year of 2000.


Oleg, that's right, in attach the page from an old Neckel catalog with this set (FK-72-77).
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: errant49 on December 28, 2023, 06:03:10 AM
Good informations about the editors, designer and engraver
But I think the painting is not from Terana, not his way
Eric

Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: Henry on December 30, 2023, 12:56:03 PM
Good informations about the editors, designer and engraver
But I think the painting is not from Terana, not his way
Eric


Thank you, Eric. Why do you think that? From my side, I can add that I've compared the rendering of the faces with another set that I'm certain is from Terana, and they are exactly the same. Do you happen to have any other painter in mind?
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: errant49 on December 31, 2023, 05:47:20 AM
Dear Henry
It is sometimes hard to say who is the painter because the photos do not always give the right impression
I join some Terana's figures and you will see they are different
Eric
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: John Alberts on December 31, 2023, 12:49:13 PM
Such character and vivid colors, really beautiful zinnfiguren that are wonderful to see; thank you for showing them.  Is there a book on Terana's work?
Title: Re: Guardes Suisses Terana - Identification
Post by: marko on December 31, 2023, 05:40:56 PM
Good to see you about again Eric! 


This does remind one of how fine a painter Terana was, I love his colorful clean style.  It also makes me ache a little for this set of Valois royalty, a set which at the moment is quite rare to find.  (I am also unaware of anyone producing the figures any more which is a shame.  They certainly paint up well in the hands of a talented painter....  Elizabeth at Tilbury is another in the same category to me....colorful time period and very rare set of figures.)


mark