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Offline DeoVindice61

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Military History Painting Thread
« on: January 12, 2014, 12:23:11 pm »
Okay, I've been a fan of Military history artwork, especially the soviets one. So many huge patriotic and beautiful brushstroke painting decipting a battle.  Let us share some artwork here!

Please try limit posting 3-4 painting as well.  ;)

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P. Krivonogov. Victory.
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German Soldiers at Ostfront Artist-unknown
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Don Troiani Emblem of Valor
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Outskirt of Stalingrad by G. Marchenko.
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2014, 01:49:09 pm »
Warning! Huge images.

King François 1er at Marignan in 1515.
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Maréchal de Villars leads the troops at Denain in 1712.
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British and French foot guards salute before engaging, at Fontenoy in 1745.
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http://davidderrick.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/battle-of-fontenoy.jpg if you don't want to destroy your pc.

British and French ships engage at the Battle of the Capes in 1781.
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/BattleOfVirginiaCapes.jpg

Battle of Valmy, 1792.
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Valmy_Battle_painting.jpg <= Really really huge version.

Battle of the Pyramids, 1798
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http://www.histoire-image.org/photo/zoom/dor12_lejeune_001f.jpg

Conquest of Constantine 1837.
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"Les dernières cartouches", Battle of Sedan, 1870.
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2014, 02:01:30 pm »
German Soldiers at Ostfront Artist-unknown
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Made an avatar of one of the soldiers what do you think?
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2014, 04:02:17 pm »
And some paintings

Dannebrog falling from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse by Christian August Lorentzen:
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Washington Crossing the Delaware on the night of December 25–26 1776 painted by Emanuel Leutze:
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A painting of Corporal Bryan Budd he was killed in Afghanistan storming a Taliban position in 2006:
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2014, 04:17:53 pm »
This thread needs naval combat

A one on one ship duel at the Battle of Camperdown, october 11 1797
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The Burning of the English Fleet at anchor at Medway by the Dutch navy, 1667 (Be warned, this one is huge)
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The Battle of Ahboekir Bay (aka the Battle of the Nile), 1798 (not a painting, but it's a nice artwork piece)
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2014, 04:40:00 pm »
1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot (2nd Warwickshire) at the Battle of Isandlwana 22nd January 1879.
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B Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot (2nd Warwickshire) and other's defence of Rorkes Drift, 23rd January 1879. - Image is huge.
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2014, 04:46:28 pm »
Unfortunately for the time being I only know of one pictures name, i'll post another two if I find the names.

Tangmere Hurricanes
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2014, 05:04:53 pm »
This thread needs naval combat

I concur.

"Into Harm's Way" by Jack Fellows - The USS Johnston in the Battle off Samar
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"Naval Parade" by Fred Pansing - The 1899 Naval Parade
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The USS Olympia - I cannot find the author's name, nor that of the painting.
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"The Battle of Jutland" by Montague Dawson
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2014, 08:52:11 pm »
Spaniards in the Battle of Rocroi in France in 1643, by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau
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Last stand of the 66th Foot at Maiwand
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Massive Pictures
1st Minnesota at Gettysburg
Battle of Leipzig
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2014, 09:28:58 pm »
Battle of Tannenburg (Grunwald), 1410:
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Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066:
Battle of Hastings, 1066:
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Polish Winged hussars riding to battle:
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Battle of Bosworth field, 1485:
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First battle of St. Albans, 1455:
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Battle of Borodino, 1812:
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Battle of Yorktown, 1781:
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Battle of Saratoga, 1777:
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2014, 09:38:14 pm »
 Burning of Chambersburg,PA 1864
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Iron Brigade at Gettysburg 1863
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"Gentle when stroked, Fierce when Provoked" 69th New York Gettysburg 1863
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116th Infantry regiment at d day(Descendents of the Stonewall brigade) 1944
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Last stand of the san patricios 1847
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2014, 09:38:50 pm »
Bramif, looks nice on you.

Hard Times by N.N. Prisekin
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D. Shmarin. Summer 1941.
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Battle of Sullivan Island 1776
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2014, 08:10:08 pm »
"Les dernières cartouches", Battle of Sedan, 1870.
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That's in Bazeilles, right?


But some of my favourites:

"Der letzte Mann", 1st World War; by Hans Bohrdt
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"Scotland Forever", Waterloo; by Lady Butler
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"Twenty-eighth, remember Egypt!", Waterloo; by Lady Butler again
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"Sous-Lieutenant Charles Legrand", Imperial Cuirassier (died 1808 in Madrid); by Antoine-Jean Gros
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Re: Military History Painting Thread
« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2014, 08:26:17 pm »
please people use this.

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'The Second Battle of Ypres' by Richard Jack
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Ox and Bucks on the 11th by W.B.Wollen
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Full story on this painting


William Roberts, The First German Gas Attack at Ypres, 1918
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Otto Dix, Stormtroopers during a Gas Attack, 1924
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