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Flat Figures Painters Forum => Figure Identification/Search => Topic started by: rm on May 12, 2014, 08:21:14 PM

Title: French cuirassier trooper (I think).
Post by: rm on May 12, 2014, 08:21:14 PM

Hello, all...

I just got in a lot of 30mm flats I purchased. I picked this one to start with. I was able to find a #10 Optivisor lens and I can actually see it quite well!

I am not great at identifying Napoleonic uniforms, but I think this is a cuirassier trooper based on the wool shabraque. Is my ID correct?

The base is marked "7416 C." Is this a Kieler piece? Is there any way to identify the engraver?

I will start a thread over in the workbench area once the painting commences (I need all the advice I can get).

Appreciate any help with the ID and editor/engraver info.

Rob

Title: Re: French cuirassier trooper (I think).
Post by: willie on May 12, 2014, 10:29:07 PM

Hi Rob. Take a look at Officers and Soldiers of the Cuirassiers 1800-1815 By Histoire & Collections #14 campaign dress outer pants gray or brown with buttons on the side. This book has all 14 regiments in it Willie

Title: Re: French cuirassier trooper (I think).
Post by: Joerg on May 13, 2014, 02:16:02 AM

Hi Rob,

this is a Napoleonic French Cuirassier,
editor is Ewald Reisberg
http://www.zinnfiguren-reisberg.de/

Who was the engraver I have to check.

Regards
Joerg

Title: Re: French cuirassier trooper (I think).
Post by: Kulmbach on May 13, 2014, 08:30:50 AM

There is no need for checking Jörg, it´s a figur engraved by Ludwig Frank. And most likely, according to the triangular base, it was once produced by Biebel. Could be that Thiel over took the mould and had his own signatur which was a T and a new numbering of the figure.
Jan