Here is my most recent creation – a mounted musketeer from the household guard of Luis XIII.
And let me also tell its story:
Maybe it is a shame for a person who is especially interested for the TYW and about the period of the 16 century, but it was only a few days ago, that I struck upon the book „Capitán Alatriste” of Arturo Perez-Reverte. However I saw the film long ago, I did not know that it is available in the original book form, and also in English. So I read it at one go – and I liked it very much. Moreover I dare say, that I haven’t read better book of that era since I read „The Three Musketeers” of Alexandre Dumas. So I started an investigation and it turned out soon, that there are 6 further volumes (7 volumes the all as I know) – that I ordered at once via eBay at once. So I am just waiting for the other books of the story.
At this point I felt great mood to paint something of that era. Having look around I came across some figures of the mounted musketeers of Luis XIII. within my spares, I bought a few years ago from Erika Ochel (Kieler Zinnfiguren) and I painted one of them in this weekend. And here is the result.
Just back to the Alatriste series: based on the first – starting – volume I dare propose to everyone who is interesting in the military-related circumstances of the early 16. century.
Sandor