Wednesday, 15 December 2010
The Elector Spiritual
His Emminence The Elector Spiritual, The Prince-Archbishop of Witzboldfeld, Johan-Louis von Christofberg, Primate of all the German People of the Reich, and some of the habitues of, and visitors to, his most colourful of courts, seen at the ceremony consecrating of the new colours of the Elector's Guard Grenadiers, so sadly and recently lost at the Battle of Grosser Feuerbach.
The Elector Spiritual and some of his friends |
The Elector spiritual and offcers of his army |
A visiting Katerheimer introduces himself. |
The rear view of the chasuble. |
The Pistol club |
A Hoffmeyer Dragoon officer and other notables. |
General Stahl, the Undefeated ...now completed
Major General Friedrich Phillip-Emmanuel Kristian von Gans-Pflücken, Baron Stahl, Count of Sontar , Proprietor of Ir10., von Sontar, of the Pangaean Reichs Armee Stahldof Kreis ,Member of the Enteburg Order of St Daffyd, (The Order of the Black Duck), in the fetching General's version of the uniform of his Regiment " The Ducal Sontarans", and his wife , the beautiful Baroness Charlotte-Magdalena Katerina von Sontar und Stahl, and his sheep dog Hector.
The story of his creation can be seen at
http://thecardinalspaintingblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Stahl
The story of his creation can be seen at
http://thecardinalspaintingblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Stahl
Baron Stahl and his chum Don Emilio Estevez ,Alban Consul General to the Sacred court of the Elector Spiritual |
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Barry Lyndon
" It would require a greater philosopher and historian than I am to
explain the causes of the famous Seven Years' War in which Europe
was engaged; and, indeed, its origin has always appeared to me to be
so complicated, and the books written about it so amazingly hard to
understand, that I have seldom been much wiser at the end of a
chapter than at the beginning, and so shall not trouble my reader
with any personal disquisitions concerning the matter. All I know
is, that after His Majesty's love of his Hanoverian dominions had
rendered him most unpopular in his English kingdom, with Mr. Pitt at
the head of the anti-German war-party, all of a sudden, Mr. Pitt
becoming Minister, the rest of the empire applauded the war as much
as they had hated it before. The victories of Dettingen and Crefeld
were in every-body's mouths, and 'the Protestant hero,' as we used
to call the godless old Frederick of Prussia, was adored by us as a
saint, a very short time after we had been about to make war against
him in alliance with the Empress-queen. Now, somehow, we were on
Frederick's side: the Empress, the French, the Swedes, and the
Russians, were leagued against us; and I remember, when the news of
the battle of Lissa came even to our remote quarter of Ireland, we
considered it as a triumph for the cause of Protestantism, and
illuminated and bonfired, and had a sermon at church, and kept the
Prussian king's birthday; on which my uncle would get drunk: as
indeed on any other occasion. Most of the low fellows enlisted with
myself were, of course, Papists (the English army was filled with
such, out of that never-failing country of ours), and these,
forsooth, were fighting the battles of Protestantism with Frederick;
who was belabouring the Protestant Swedes and the Protestant Saxons,
as well as the Russians of the Greek Church, and the Papist troops
of the Emperor and the King of France. It was against these latter
that the English auxiliaries were employed, and we know that, be the
quarrel what it may, an Englishman and a Frenchman are pretty
willing to make a fight of it."
http://www.fullbooks.com/Barry-Lyndon2.html
explain the causes of the famous Seven Years' War in which Europe
was engaged; and, indeed, its origin has always appeared to me to be
so complicated, and the books written about it so amazingly hard to
understand, that I have seldom been much wiser at the end of a
chapter than at the beginning, and so shall not trouble my reader
with any personal disquisitions concerning the matter. All I know
is, that after His Majesty's love of his Hanoverian dominions had
rendered him most unpopular in his English kingdom, with Mr. Pitt at
the head of the anti-German war-party, all of a sudden, Mr. Pitt
becoming Minister, the rest of the empire applauded the war as much
as they had hated it before. The victories of Dettingen and Crefeld
were in every-body's mouths, and 'the Protestant hero,' as we used
to call the godless old Frederick of Prussia, was adored by us as a
saint, a very short time after we had been about to make war against
him in alliance with the Empress-queen. Now, somehow, we were on
Frederick's side: the Empress, the French, the Swedes, and the
Russians, were leagued against us; and I remember, when the news of
the battle of Lissa came even to our remote quarter of Ireland, we
considered it as a triumph for the cause of Protestantism, and
illuminated and bonfired, and had a sermon at church, and kept the
Prussian king's birthday; on which my uncle would get drunk: as
indeed on any other occasion. Most of the low fellows enlisted with
myself were, of course, Papists (the English army was filled with
such, out of that never-failing country of ours), and these,
forsooth, were fighting the battles of Protestantism with Frederick;
who was belabouring the Protestant Swedes and the Protestant Saxons,
as well as the Russians of the Greek Church, and the Papist troops
of the Emperor and the King of France. It was against these latter
that the English auxiliaries were employed, and we know that, be the
quarrel what it may, an Englishman and a Frenchman are pretty
willing to make a fight of it."
http://www.fullbooks.com/Barry-Lyndon2.html
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Enteburg Battline
Enteburg Battline ..all good stuff Bobman's image
From Enteburger's Collection , painted by me.. flags by David of NBA..he is in my links panel
From Enteburger's Collection , painted by me.. flags by David of NBA..he is in my links panel
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Pandours
Front Rank Pandour..one and a half brigades .An example of the $10 paint job basing for these three came $10 overall
For HRH of Huhnerland
For HRH of Huhnerland
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Saturday, 30 October 2010
IR 40
Lost in The Great Rumhead's Tavern Forum Diaspora .It has now been returned to its home.I need to get a pic of it with its flags..double click for a nice big picture..
Friday, 29 October 2010
SYW Imperial Fieldmarshal
Front Rank Charles of Lorraine..I really like this figure, first time I have painted the General with lapels, came up nicely..
Pangaean Female Privateer
some say she is none other than the Archduchess Stephanie , gone a privateering with her chum the Countess Gillian of Anderson(Jilly of the bugle), others say she is the Gaellian Princess of the Ships , Grace O'Malley..whatever..
More Generals..British and Hanoverian
"Ouiet boy , stop that damn tootling , it is annoying the hound , don'cha see.."
British General in Guards uniform, for Sale $60AUD ALL SOLD
British commander in the uniform of the 25th Regiment of Foot,for Sale $60AUD
Hanoverian General in the uniform of the Regiment von Sporckern For Sale $60 AUD
Hanoverian General in the uniform of the Regiment Alt von Zastrow For Sale $60 AUD
Hanoverian Cavalry General ,For Sale $60AUD
British General in Guards uniform, for Sale $60AUD ALL SOLD
British commander in the uniform of the 25th Regiment of Foot,for Sale $60AUD
Hanoverian General in the uniform of the Regiment von Sporckern For Sale $60 AUD
Hanoverian General in the uniform of the Regiment Alt von Zastrow For Sale $60 AUD
Hanoverian Cavalry General ,For Sale $60AUD
Hessian and Brunswick Generals
Hessian Lt General von Wutginau, commander of the 6th column at Minden, 01/08/1759 For Sale $70AUD
ALL SOLD
Brunswick Lt General von Imhoff, commander of the 7th column at Minden,For Sale $60AUD
These groups are for sale , please enquire if you are interested..
ALL SOLD
Brunswick Lt General von Imhoff, commander of the 7th column at Minden,For Sale $60AUD
These groups are for sale , please enquire if you are interested..
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