PART 1 - Artists/illustrators

[jai]

Quinto Cenni

 

[billyturnip]

I've just discovered this chap while looking for uniform illustrations for French Napoleonic hussars. Andrea Ricciardi di Gaudesi.

More here,
https://www.behance.net/andrearicciardi
http://www.andrearicciardidigaudesi.com/

 

[Mat Lambert]

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Louis-Ernest_Meissonier

 

[makov25]

Latest addition to my collection by Edouard Jean Baptiste Detaille

 

[blaster]

Not sure if he has been mentioned but one obvious artist is Ron Volstad.

 

[billyturnip]

Good shout Victor, I don't recall Ron Volstad being mentioned previously in this thread which is quite surprising really.

 

[jai]

Bruce Basst Powell
https://www.facebook.com/people/Bruce-Bassett-Powell/100006147075781

I believe it is time to bring order to this long discussion writing alphabetically artists already presented ... who does?

 

[makov25]

Emil Hünten

 

[billyturnip]

Jaroslav Wrobel. (Apologies to Polish members for the Anglicized version of his name)

http://wrobel.ewronet.superhost.pl/index.html

 

[peedee]

Dan's post above got me thinking.
There's a whole tranche of great illustrators hiding amongst the Archive of the London Illustrated Weekly News, and there was an Indian version of the same publication to
Here's a link to the famous engravers, artists and writers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illustrated_London_News

Here's a couple of examples of their skill

Paul

 

[Viking Bob]

I love these illustrations, very much the Victorian sense of battle and all the drama that goes
with it.
Bob

 

[peedee]

Do you know Bob I think he may have been overlooked,

CRIKEY!

He may very well be miffed, I am.

Lorks !

And I love the HLI one you chose Bob.

Excellent

Paul

 

[Viking Bob]

He has a book called "The Napoleonic War Art of Keith Rocco "
You can still get a copy from Amazon here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Napoleonic-Keith-Rocco-General-Military/dp/1780960859

Bob

 

[peedee]

Cheers Bob !
Paul

 

[Helm]

Chris Achilleos http://www.chrisachilleos.co.uk/

 

[Richie]

Here is a link to Brian Hatton WW1 artist killed in action that posted last year
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/brian-hatton-artist-killed-in-ww1.67426/

 

[OldTaff]

That's a cracker of a picture of the Hougoumont gatecrashers. What a dio that would make,in any scale. Is it a Keith Rocco? Not seen it before.

Alan

Happiness is getting what you want. Satisfaction is wanting what you get. Or summat loike that

 

[Viking Bob]

That's a cracker of a picture of the Hougoumont gatecrashers. What a dio that would make,in any scale. Is it a Keith Rocco? Not seen it before.

Alan

Happiness is getting what you want. Satisfaction is wanting what you get. Or summat loike that

Yes its Keith Rocco, known more for his ACW paintings but has painted Napoleonics
Bob

 

[jimmyoc]

Sgt McKay VC, Falklands

 

[billyturnip]

Oskar Brüch.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Brüch

I have a book (German text) containing Oskar Brüch plates which is available from Amazon but a lot can be found online.