The art of figure sculpting, modeling and painting.
Nicknamed "La Tempete", or "The Tempest", by his fellow soldiers, Junot was fearsome in combat, single-handedly dispatching 6 enemy soldiers by the sword in one engagement.
Unfortunately, he also suffered from advanced [...]
Apparently, these guys were under Napoleon's personal control, and "jealously husbanded" by him, according to Adam Zamosky in his book on the Russian campaign -- 1812 -- which I highly recommend.
BTW, the parallels between the [...]
I was working on this a while ago; got stuck; and put it away.
Started working on it again recently; got it to a presentable point; and "voila."
Regarded as Napoleon's finest general in the art of defensive warfare and the equal of the Emperor himself in that area of endeavor. He is mentioned in Joseph Conrad's short story "The Duel" (as well as Ridley Scott's film [...]
Ney has to be one of my all time favorite historical figures.
2 stories about him:
Upon their restoration to the throne for good, the Bourbons had him tried for treason (and executed by firing squad, as per the attached painting by [...]
I was quite happy with the way the NMM turned out on this very, very nice figure by Stormtrooper Minis. It is satisfying to see progress after what feels figuratively like banging your head against a brick wall.
I forget who it was who [...]
Another of Napoleon’s Marshals who met a violent end. Poniatowski drowned while conducting a rearguard action in the vicinity of Leipzig in 1813. Very few of Napoleon's Marshals lived to a ripe old age, the pic of the holed cuirasse [...]
