General James Wolfe - Front Rank Mini

Finally managed to pick up a brush today - for a couple of hours. This is a Front Rank figure of General James Wolfe - a hero of the French and Indian War. He was quite a driven individual which belied his slight physical stature and not too robust health. The figure is nicely detailed, but in typical Front Rank fashion a bit more stocky looking than the character it portrays.

The young general is in a simple uniform taken from a famous painting of him. He's wearing a black arm band in remembrance of his recently deceased father, also a famous general.

He was a fighting general who one could argue was out for glory - often at the expense of the men under his command. However, his bravery on the battlefield cannot be understated. He led several daring assaults at the Siege of Louisbourg, where he commanded units of Grenadiers, Highlanders and Rangers. He, of course, soon thereafter met his fate at the Battle of  the Plains of Abraham - famously recreated on canvas by Benjamin West.

As in the painting, he is shown with a musket, as opposed to a sword which was more typical of some ranking officers.

Here is an image of the painting which the uniform colors are based upon. Thanks to Doug Hamm (blogger Dots of Paint) who threw in this figure for free when I bought some of his F&IW Front Rank lead a while back.