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Epic paintings/art - 1/27/2020 3:39:41 PM

Zoetermeer

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I've recently moved and now I am lucky enough to have my own home space/office. Now I want to decorate it with a few great military history-themed paintings, the only constraint being that it should be (slightly) lesser-known work and campaigns. Not really looking for stuff on D-Day or Gettysburg, for example. I thought maybe I would ask here as folks on this forum probably have tons of great ideas!

I don't really have any specific campaigns/eras I'm looking for -- open to pretty much anything. A few areas I thought might have some interesting artwork: the fall of Constantinople, battle of Lepanto, Napoleon in Russia (anything Napoleonic really), Peloponnesian War, Xenophon's Anabasis, any Age of Sail naval engagement. Also may be nice to include a couple of period campaign/battle maps. I realize I can find stuff googling around, but I value this forum's ideas much higher than search engines!

Thanks in advance.

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/27/2020 4:01:25 PM

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If you like Napoleonic, they don't come much finer than:

The charge of the Scots Greys (part of the, wonderfully named, 2nd (Union) Cavalry Brigade - so called because it contained a regiment each of Scottish, English and Irish cavalry.

Scotland Forever!

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/27/2020 5:04:01 PM

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+1 very nice warspite!

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/27/2020 10:28:16 PM

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I sent you a pm, aces-high is the best for air
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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/27/2020 10:45:50 PM

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quote:

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If you like Napoleonic, they don't come much finer than:

The charge of the Scots Greys (part of the, wonderfully named, 2nd (Union) Cavalry Brigade - so called because it contained a regiment each of Scottish, English and Irish cavalry.

Scotland Forever!

I read about how their charged disrupted the French attack at Waterloo and how it saved the Allied cause.

Another option would be to find puzzles, put them together, glue them, frame them, then hang them like a judge . . .

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/28/2020 12:03:04 AM

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"Lepanto" by Andries van Eertvelt

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/28/2020 12:07:57 AM

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This was on the game box for a Leipzig game:

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/28/2020 12:18:41 AM

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Cranston Fine Arts has prints and canvas.
Signed special editions and different sizes are offered.
Prices are affordable according to your taste in what you are looking for.

This is where I've purchased most of my military art.
All periods and arms are offered.

It's the framing that will cost you.
You might want to practice on smaller prints, then see if you can tackle the larger ones.
Some of my special signed editions have cost me $200-$400 bucks to frame correctly for preservation.

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/28/2020 2:22:34 AM

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Lots from the Crimean War that isn't the Light Brigade. Much overlooked campaign.

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/28/2020 7:08:55 PM

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A classic of Russian patriotic painting

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/28/2020 7:36:06 PM

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quote:

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This was on the game box for a Leipzig game:

Interesting as it is a painting of Marshal Ney during one of his charges against the British squares at Waterloo. (Which is double not historical, as Ney believed he was chasing Brits that were running away and as he crested a ridge he discovered the squares behind it. But, it is hard to stop a charge when all the cavalry had joined in.)

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/29/2020 6:29:49 PM

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Blow the Circle by Fatmir Haxhiu

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/30/2020 5:02:09 PM

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Of course, naval warfare is where its at...

HMS Victory, HMS Temeraire and HMS Neptune

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/30/2020 11:15:50 PM

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And there's HMS Hey Wait For MEEEE way in the rear.

Gotta love those old three decker tubs. Sail craft (now called zero emissions boats

) will never lose their class.

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Of course, naval warfare is where its at...

HMS Victory, HMS Temeraire and HMS Neptune

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 1/31/2020 10:37:02 AM

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The famous painting by R.G. Smith depicting the "The Famous Four Minutes" at Midway.

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RE: Epic paintings/art - 2/5/2020 4:08:05 PM

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Thanks for all the suggestions everyone! Some great stuff here!

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